Targeted gene integration of crs inhibitor genes for improved immune cells therapy

ABSTRACT

The invention pertains to the field of adaptive cell immunotherapy. It provides with the genetic insertion of exogenous coding sequence(s) into genetically engineered immune cells to prevent cytokine release syndrome to arise during the course of cell therapy. These exogenous coding sequences are more particularly soluble human polypeptides placed under the transcriptional control of endogenous gene promoters that are sensitive to immune cells activation. Such method allows the production of safer immune primary cells of higher therapeutic potential.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a U.S. National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/EP2018/059692 under 37 C.F.R. § 371, with an international filing date of Apr. 16, 2018, which claims the benefit of International Application No. PCT/EP2018/055957, filed Mar. 9, 2018, International Application No. PCT/EP2018/053343, filed Feb. 9, 2018, and International Application No. PCT/EP2017/076798, filed Oct. 19, 2017, all of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention pertains to the field of adaptive cell immunotherapy. It aims to enhance the functionality of primary immune cells against pathologies that develop immune resistance, such as tumors, thereby improving the therapeutic potential of these immune cells. In particular, the method of the invention provides with genetically engineered immune cells that reduce the risk of causing cytokine release syndrome (CRS) during the course of a cell therapy treatment by expressing or over expressing soluble polypeptides that interfere with pro-inflammatory cytokine pathways, such as those involving interleukins IL1, IL6 and IL18. The soluble polypeptides are preferably not antibodies, to avoid immune rejection, but human polypeptides, such as soluble GP130, IL18-BP and soluble IL6Ra. These soluble polypeptides are encoded by exogenous coding sequences that are preferably inserted into the genome under transcriptional control of endogenous gene promoters that are upregulated upon immune cells activation, upon tumor microenvironment or life threatening inflammatory conditions or promoters that are insensitive to immune cells activation, such as the β2m locus. The invention further provides with sequence-specific endonuclease reagents and donor DNA vectors, such as AAV vectors, to perform such targeted insertions at said particular loci. The method of the invention contributes to improving the therapeutic potential and safety of engineered primary immune cells for their efficient use in cell therapy.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Effective clinical application of primary immune cell populations including hematopoietic cell lineages has been established by a number of clinical trials over a decade against a range of pathologies, in particular HIV infection and Leukemia (Tristen S. J. et al. (2011) Treating cancer with genetically engineered T cells. Trends in Biotechnology. 29(11):550-557).

However, most of these clinical trials have used immune cells, mainly NK and T-cells, obtained from the patients themselves or from compatible donors, bringing some limitations with respect to the number of available immune cells, their fitness, and their efficiency to overcome diseases that have already developed strategies to get around or reduce patient's immune system.

As a primary advance into the procurement of allogeneic immune cells, universal immune cells, available as “off-the-shelf” therapeutic products, have been produced by gene editing (Poirot et al. (2015) Multiplex Genome-Edited T-cell Manufacturing Platform for “Off-the-Shelf” Adoptive T-cell Immunotherapies Cancer Res. 75: 3853-64). These universal immune cells are obtainable by expressing specific rare-cutting endonuclease into immune cells originating from donors, with the effect of disrupting, by double strand-break, their self-recognition genetic determinants.

Since the emergence of the first programmable sequence-specific reagents by the turn of the century, initially referred to as Meganucleases (Smith et al. (2006) A combinatorial approach to create artificial homing endonucleases cleaving chosen sequences. Nucl. Acids Res. 34 (22):e149.), different types of sequence-specific endonucleases reagents have been developed offering improved specificity, safety and reliability.

TALE-nucleases (WO2011072246), which are fusions of a TALE binding domain with a cleavage catalytic domain have been successfully applied to primary immune cells, in particular T-cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC). Such TALE-nucleases, marketed under the name TALEN®, are those currently used to simultaneously inactivate gene sequences in T-cells originating from donors, in particular to produce allogeneic therapeutic T-Cells in which the genes encoding TCR (T-cell receptor) and CD52 are disrupted. These cells can be endowed with chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) for treating cancer patients (US2013/0315884). TALE-nucleases are very specific reagents because they need to bind DNA by pairs under obligatory heterodimeric form to obtain dimerization of the cleavage domain Fok-1. Left and right heterodimer members each recognizes a different nucleic sequences of about 14 to 20 bp, together spanning target sequences of 30 to 50 bp overall specificity.

Other endonucleases reagents have been developed based on the components of the type II prokaryotic CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short palindromic Repeats) adaptive immune system of the bacteria S. pyogenes. This multi-component system referred to as RNA-guided nuclease system (Gasiunas, Barrangou et al. 2012; Jinek, Chylinski et al. 2012), involves members of Cas9 or Cpf1 endonuclease families coupled with a guide RNA molecules that have the ability to drive said nuclease to some specific genome sequences (Zetsche et al. (2015). Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided endonuclease that provides immunity in bacteria and can be adapted for genome editing in mammalian cells. Cell 163:759-771). Such programmable RNA-guided endonucleases are easy to produce because the cleavage specificity is determined by the sequence of the RNA guide, which can be easily designed and cheaply produced. The specificity of CRISPR/Cas9 although stands on shorter sequences than TAL-nucleases of about 10 pb, which must be located near a particular motif (PAM) in the targeted genetic sequence. Similar systems have been described using a DNA single strand oligonucleotide (DNA guide) in combination with Argonaute proteins (Gao, F. et al. DNA-guided genome editing using the Natronobacterium gregoryi Argonaute (2016) doi:10.1038/nbt.3547).

Other endonuclease systems derived from homing endonucleases (ex: I-OnuI, or I-CreI), combined or not with TAL-nuclease (ex: MegaTAL) or zing-finger nucleases have also proven specificity, but to a lesser extend so far.

In parallel, novel specificities can be conferred to immune cells through the genetic transfer of transgenic T-cell receptors or so-called chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) (Jena et al. (2010) Redirecting T-cell specificity by introducing a tumor-specific chimeric antigen receptor. Blood. 116:1035-1044). CARs are recombinant receptors comprising a targeting moiety that is associated with one or more signaling domains in a single fusion molecule. In general, the binding moiety of a CAR consists of an antigen-binding domain of a single-chain antibody (scFv), comprising the light and heavy variable fragments of a monoclonal antibody joined by a flexible linker. Binding moieties based on receptor or ligand domains have also been used successfully. The signaling domains for first generation CARs are derived from the cytoplasmic region of the CD3zeta or the Fc receptor gamma chains. First generation CARs have been shown to successfully redirect T cell cytotoxicity, however, they failed to provide prolonged expansion and anti-tumor activity in vivo. Signaling domains from co-stimulatory molecules including CD28, OX-40 (CD134), ICOS and 4-1BB (CD137) have been added alone (second generation) or in combination (third generation) to enhance survival and increase proliferation of CAR modified T cells. CARs have successfully allowed T cells to be redirected against antigens expressed at the surface of tumor cells from various malignancies including lymphomas and solid tumors.

Recently engineered T-cells disrupted in their T-cell receptor (TCR) using TALE-nucleases, endowed with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting CD19 malignant antigen, referred to as “UCART19” product, have shown therapeutic potential in at least two infants who had refractory leukemia (Leukaemia success heralds wave of gene-editing therapies (2015) Nature 527:146-147). To obtain such UCART19 cells, the TALE-nuclease was transiently expressed into the cells upon electroporation of capped mRNA to operate TCR gene disruption, whereas a cassette encoding the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR CD19) was introduced randomly into the genome using a retroviral vector.

In this later approach, the steps of gene inactivation and of expressing the chimeric antigen receptor are independently performed after inducing activation of the T-Cell “ex-vivo”.

However, engineering primary immune cells is not without any consequences on the growth/physiology of such cells. In particular one major challenge is to ovoid cells exhaustion/anergy that significantly reduces their immune reaction and life span. This is more likely to happen when the cells are artificially activated ahead of their infusion into the patient. It is also the case when a cell is endowed with a CAR that is too reactive.

Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is a common but lethal complication of CAR-T cell therapy. The development of CRS correlates to some extend with CAR structures, tumor type and burden, and patients' genetic polymorphisms. Currently cytokine-directed treatment with corticosteroid and various cytokine antagonists is necessary to avoid CRS associated deaths during immune cell therapy treatments. Peak levels of 24 cytokines, including IFNγ, IL6, sgp130, and sIL6R in the first month after infusion have been identified as highly associated with severe CRS [Teachey, D. T. et al. (2016) Identification of Predictive Biomarkers for Cytokine Release Syndrome after Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell Therapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Cancer Discovery. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290].

To avoid these pitfalls, the inventors have thought about taking advantage of the transcriptional regulation of some key genes during T-cell activation to express exogenous genetic sequences increasing the therapeutic potential of the immune cells. The exogenous genetic sequences to be expressed or co-expressed upon immune cell activation are introduced by gene targeted insertion using sequence-specific endonuclease reagents, so that their coding sequences are transcribed under the control of the endogenous promoters present at said loci. Alternatively, loci that are not expressed during immune cell activation can be used as “safe-harbor loci” for the integration of expression cassettes without any adverse consequences on the genome.

These cell engineering strategies, as per the present invention, tend to reinforce the therapeutic potential of primary immune cells in general, in particular by increasing their life span, persistence and immune activity, as well as by limiting cell exhaustion. The invention may be carried out on primary cells originating from patients as part of autologous treatment strategies, as well as from donors, as part of allogeneic treatment strategies.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) and homology-directed repair (HDR) are the two major pathways used to repair in vivo DNA breaks. The latter pathway repairs the break in a template-dependent manner (HDR naturally utilizes the sister chromatid as a DNA repair template). Homologous recombination has been used for decades to precisely edit genomes with targeted DNA modifications using exogenously supplied donor template. The artificial generation of a double strand break (DSB) at the target location using rare-cutting endonucleases considerably enhances the efficiency of homologous recombination (e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 8,921,332). Also the co-delivery of a rare-cutting endonuclease along with a donor template containing DNA sequences homologous to the break site enables HDR-based gene editing such as gene correction or gene insertion. However, such techniques have not been widely used in primary immune cells, especially CAR T-cells, due to several technical limitations: difficulty of transfecting DNA into such types of cells leading to apoptosis, immune cells have a limited life span and number of generations, homologous recombination occurs at a low frequency in general.

So far, sequence specific endonuclease reagents have been mainly used in primary immune cells for gene inactivation (e.g. WO2013176915) using the NHEJ pathway.

The adoptive transfer of CAR T-cells represents a highly promising strategy to fight against multiple cancers. The clinical outcome of such therapies is intimately linked to the ability of effector cells to engraft, proliferate and specifically kill tumor cells within patients.

When allogeneic CAR T-cell infusion is considered, host versus graft and graft versus host reactions must be avoided to prevent rejection of adoptively transferred cells, to minimize host tissue damages and to elicit significant antitumoral outcomes.

The present invention provides with a novel cell-engineering strategy to address the aforementioned considerations by successfully generating β2m deficient CAR T-cells, in which an exogenous sequence encoding NK inhibitor has been inserted by site directed gene editing for its expression during T-cell activation.

One major advantage of the present invention is to place such exogenous sequences encoding NK inhibitor under control of endogenous promoters, which transcriptional activity is not reduced by the effects of the immune cells activation.

In a preferred aspect, the present invention relies on performing site directed gene editing at the β2m locus, in particular gene insertion (or multi gene insertions) in a target cell in order to have said integrated gene transcription preferentially be under the control of an endogenous promoter of said β2m locus, preferably to be expressed in lieu of β2m Alternatively, the invention can rely on performing gene editing in primary immune cells to have integrated genes transcription be under the control of an endogenous promoter while maintaining the expression of the native gene through the use of cis-regulatory elements (e.g. 2A cis-acting hydrolase elements) or of internal ribosome entry site (IRES) in the donor template.

In further aspects, the invention relies on expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) at the TCR locus or at selected gene loci that are upregulated upon immune cells activation. The exogenous sequence(s) encoding the CAR and the endogenous gene coding sequence (s) may be co-transcribed, for instance by being separated by cis-regulatory elements (e.g. 2A cis-acting hydrolase elements) or by an internal ribosome entry site (IRES), which are also introduced. For instance, the exogenous sequences encoding a CAR can be placed under transcriptional control of the promoter of endogenous genes that are activated by the tumor microenvironment, such as HIF1a, transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor, or the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), which are gene sensors respectively induced by hypoxia and xenobiotics in the close environment of tumors.

In preferred embodiments, the method of the invention comprises the step of generating a double-strand break at a locus highly transcribed under tumor microenvironment, by expressing sequence-specific nuclease reagents, such as TALEN, ZFN or RNA-guided endonucleases as non-limiting examples, in the presence of a DNA repair matrix preferably set into an AAV6 based vector. This DNA donor template generally includes two homology arms embedding unique or multiple Open Reading Frames and regulatory genetic elements (stop codon and polyA sequences).

The exogenous sequences encoding NK inhibitors preferably comprise sequences encoding non polymorphic class I molecules or viral evasins such as UL18 [Uniprot #F5HFB4] and UL16 [also called ULBP1—Uniprot #Q9BZM6], fragments or fusions thereof.

According to a preferred embodiment said exogenous sequence encodes a polypeptide displaying at least 80% amino acid sequence identity with HLA-G or HLA-E or a functional variant thereof.

These exogenous sequences can be introduced into the genome by deleting or modifying the endogenous coding sequence(s) present at said locus (knock-out by knock-in), so that a gene inactivation can be combined with transgenesis.

Depending on the locus targeted and its involvement in immune cells activity, the targeted endogenous gene may be inactivated or maintained in its original function. Should the targeted gene be essential for immune cells activity, this insertion procedure can generate a single knock-in (KI) without gene inactivation. In the opposite, if the targeted gene is deemed involved in immune cells inhibition/exhaustion, the insertion procedure is designed to prevent expression of the endogenous gene, preferably by knocking-out the endogenous sequence, while enabling expression of the introduced exogenous coding sequence(s).

In more specific aspects, the invention relies on up-regulating, with various kinetics, the target gene expression upon activation of the CAR signalling pathway by targeted integration (with or without the native gene disruption) at the specific loci such as, as non-limiting example, PD1, PDL1, CTLA-4, TIM3, LAG3, TNFa or IFNg.

In an even more specific aspect, it is herein described engineered immune cells, and preferably primary immune cells for infusion into patients, comprising exogenous sequences encoding IL-15 or IL-12 polypeptide(s), which are integrated at the PD1, CD25 or CD69 endogenous locus for their expression under the control of the endogenous promoters present at these loci.

The immune cells according to the present invention can be [CAR]^(positive), [CAR]^(negative), [TCR]^(positive), or [TCR]^(negative), depending on the therapeutic indications and recipient patients. In one preferred aspect, the immune cells are further made [TCR]^(negative) for allogeneic transplantation. This can be achieved especially by genetic disruption of at least one endogenous sequence encoding at least one component of TCR, such as TRAC (locus encoding TCRalpha), preferably by integration of an exogenous sequence encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) or a recombinant TCR, or component(s) thereof.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the immune cells are transfected with further exogenous sequence, which may be done in addition to that coding for a NK inhibitor, encoding polypeptide which can associate and preferably interfere with a cytokine receptor of the IL-6 receptor family, such as a mutated GP130, In particular, the invention provides immune cells, preferably T-cells, which secrete soluble mutated GP130, aiming at reducing cytokine release syndrome (CRS) by interfering, and ideally block, interleukine-6 (IL-6) signal transduction. CRS is a well-known complication of cell immunotherapy leading to auto immunity that appears when the transduced immune cells start to be active in-vivo. Following binding of IL-6 to its receptor IL-6R, the complex associate with the GP130 subunit, initiating signal transduction and a cascade of inflammatory responses. According to a particular aspect, a dimeric protein comprising the extracellular domain of GP130 fused to the Fc portion of an IgG1 antibody (sgp130Fc) is expressed in the engineered immune cells to bind specifically soluble IL-R/IL-6 complex to achieve partial or complete blockade of IL-6 trans signaling.

According to a further aspect of the invention, cytokine release syndrome (CRS) can be mitigated by acting on other pathways, especially by inhibiting the macrophage activated syndrome (MAS) which is a amplifying component of CRS. To achieve this goal, the invention comprises integrating exogenous sequences encoding antagonists of the IL1 and IL18 activating pathways, such as IL1RA and/or IL18BP. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for generating therapeutic cells, according to which exogenous sequences encoding IL1RA and/or IL18BP are integrated at selected loci, such as one selected loci presented herein.

The present invention thus refers to various methods for limiting CRS in immunotherapy, in combination or without NK inhibitors, wherein immune cells are genetically modified to express a soluble polypeptide which can associate and preferably interfere with IL1 or IL 18, such as IL1RA, IL18BP, or cytokine receptor of the IL-6 receptor family, such as sgp130Fc. According to a preferred aspect, this sequence encoding said soluble polypeptide which can associate and preferably interfere with IL1, IL18 or a cytokine receptor of the IL-6 receptor family, is integrated under control of an endogenous promoter, preferably at one locus responsive to T-cells activation, such as one selected from Tables 6, 8 or 9, more especially PD1, CD25 or CD69 loci. Polynucleotide sequences of the vectors, donor templates comprising the exogenous coding sequences and/or sequences homologous to the endogenous loci, the sequences pertaining to the resulting engineered cells, as well as those permitting the detection of said engineered cells are all part of the present disclosure.

The gene editing step of integrating an exogenous sequence encoding NK inhibitor as per the present invention can be combined with any other step contributing to enhance the potency or the safety of the engineered immune cells, As non-limiting examples, genetic sequences can be introduced for the expression of components of biological “logic gates” (“AND” or “OR” or “NOT” or any combination of these) by targeted integration. Similar to the electronic logic gates, such cellular components expressed at different loci can exchange negative and positive signals that rule, for instance, the conditions of activation of an immune cell. Such component encompasses as non-limiting examples positive and negative chimeric antigen receptors that may be used to control T-cell activation and the resulting cytotoxicity of the engineered T-cells in which they are expressed.

According to a preferred embodiment, the invention relies on introducing the sequence specific endonuclease reagent and/or the donor template containing the gene of interest and sequences homologous to the target gene by transfecting ssDNA (oligonucleotides as non-limiting example), dsDNA (plasmid DNA as non-limiting example), and more particularly adeno-associated virus (AAV) as non-limiting example.

The invention also relates to the vectors, donor templates, reagents, and to the resulting engineered cells pertaining to the above methods, as well as their use thereof in therapy to prevent CRS.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES AND TABLES

FIG. 1: Strategies for engineering hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) by introducing exogenous sequences at specific loci under transcriptional control of endogenous promoters specifically activated in specific immune cell types. The figure lists examples of specific endogenous genes, at which loci the exogenous coding sequence(s) can be inserted for expression in the desired hematopoietic lineages as per the present invention. The goal is to produce ex-vivo engineered HSCs to be engrafted into patients, in order for them to produce immune cells in-vivo, which will express selected transgenes while they get differentiated into a desired lineage.

FIG. 2: Schematic representation of the donor sequences used in the experimental section to insert IL-15 exogenous coding sequence at the CD25 and PD1 loci and also the anti-CD22 CAR exogenous coding sequence at the TRAC locus. A: donor template (designated IL-15m-CD25) designed for site directed insertion of IL-15 at the CD25 locus for obtaining co-transcription of CD25 and IL-15 polypeptides by the immune cell. Sequences are detailed in the examples. B: donor template (designated IL-15m-PD1) designed for site directed insertion of IL-15 at the PD1 locus for obtaining transcription of IL-15 under the transcriptional activity of the promoter of PD1 endogenous gene. The PD1 right and Left border sequences can be selected so as to keep the PD1 endogenous coding sequence intact or disrupted. In this later case, PD1 is knocked-out while IL-15 is Knocked-in and transcribed. C: donor template designed for site directed insertion of a chimeric antigen receptor (ex: anti-CD22 CAR) into the TCR locus (ex: TRAC). In general, the left and right borders are chosen so as to disrupt the TCR in order to obtain [TCR]^(neg)[CAR]^(pos) engineered immune cells suitable for allogeneic transplant into patients.

FIG. 3: Flow cytometry measures of the frequency of targeted integration of IL-15m at either the PD1 or CD25 locus by using respectively PD1 or CD25 TALEN®, in a context where an anti-CD22 CAR is also integrated at the TRAC locus using TRAC TALEN®. These results show efficient targeted integration of both the CAR anti-CD22 at the TRAC locus together and the IL-15 coding sequence at the PD1 or CD25 loci. A: mock transfected primary T-cells. B: primary T-cells transfected with the donor sequences described in FIG. 1 (B and C) and specific TALEN® for the double integration at the TCR and PDI loci. C: primary T-cells transfected with the donor sequences described in FIG. 1 (A and C) and specific TALEN® for the double integration at the TCR and CD25 loci.

FIG. 4: Schematic representation of the exogenous sequences used in the experimental section to transfect the primary immune cells to obtain the results shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIGS. 5 and 6: Flow cytometry measures for LNGFR expression among viable T-cells transfected with donor templates of FIG. 4 and specific TALEN® (TCR and CD25), upon antiCD3/CD28 non-specific activation (Dynabeads®) and upon CAR dependent tumor cell activation (raji tumor cells). As shown in FIG. 6, LNGFR expression was specifically induced in [CAR anti-CD22]^(positive) cells upon CAR/tumor engagement.

FIGS. 7 and 8: Flow cytometry measures for CD25 expression among viable T-cells transfected with donor templates of FIG. 4 and specific TALEN® (TCR and CD25) upon antiCD3/CD28 non-specific activation (Dynabeads®) and Tumor cell activation (raji tumor cells). As shown in FIG. 8, CD25 expression was specifically induced in [CAR anti-CD22]^(positive) cells upon CAR/tumor engagement.

FIG. 9: Schematic representation of the exogenous sequences used in the experimental section to transfect the primary immune cells to obtain the results shown in FIGS. 11 and 12.

FIGS. 10 and 11: Flow cytometry measures for LNGFR expression among viable T-cells transfected with donor templates of FIG. 9 and specific TALEN® (TCR and PD1) upon antiCD3/CD28 non-specific activation (Dynabeads®) and Tumor cell activation (raji tumor cells). As shown in FIG. 11, LNGFR expression was specifically induced in [CAR anti-CD22]^(positive) cells upon CAR/tumor engagement.

FIG. 12: Flow cytometry measures for endogenous PD1 expression among viable T-cells transfected with donor templates of FIG. 9 upon antiCD3/CD28 non-specific activation (Dynabeads®) and Tumor cell activation (raji tumor cells) with and without using TALEN® (TCR and PD1). PD1 was efficiently Knocked-out by TALEN treatment (8% remaining expression of PD1 out of 54%).

FIG. 13: Diagram showing IL-15 production in [CAR]^(positive) (CARm) and [CAR]^(negative) engineered immune cells according to the invention transfected with the donor template described in FIG. 2 (B) and TALEN® for insertion of IL-15 exogenous coding sequences into the PD1 locus. IL15, which transcription was under control of endogenous PD1 promoter, was efficiently induced upon antiCD3/CD28 non-specific activation (Dynabeads®) and Tumor cell activation (raji tumor cells) and secreted in the culture media.

FIG. 14: Graph showing the amount of IL-15 secreted over time (days) post activation by the immune cells engineered according to the invention. A: Cells engineered by integration of the IL-15 coding sequence at the CD25 locus using the DNA donor templates described in FIGS. 2A (IL-15m_CD25) and/or 2C (CARm). B: Cells engineered by integration of the IL-15 coding sequence at the PD1 locus using the DNA donor templates described in FIGS. 2B (IL-15m_PD1) and/or 2C (CARm). Integrations at both loci show similar IL-15 secretion profiles. Secretion of IL-15 is significant increased by tumor specific activation of CAR.

FIG. 15: Graph reporting number of Raji-Luc tumor cells expressing CD22 antigen (luciferase signal) over time in a survival assay (serial killing assay) as described in Example 2. The immune cells (PBMCs) have been engineered to integrate IL-15 coding sequences at the PD1 (A) or CD25 locus (B) and to express anti-CD22-CAR at the TCR locus (thereby disrupting TCR expression). In this assay, tumor cells are regularly added to the culture medium, while being partially or totally eliminated by the CAR positive cells. The re-expression of IL-15 at either PD1 or CD25 cells dramatically helps the elimination of the tumor cells by the CAR positive cells.

FIG. 16: Schematic representation of the donor sequences used in the experimental section to insert at the PD1 locus the exogenous sequences encoding IL-12 and gp130Fc. A: donor template (designated IL-12m-PD1) designed for site directed insertion of IL-12a and IL-12b coding sequences (SEQ ID NO:47 and 48) at the PD1 locus for obtaining co-transcription of IL-12a and IL-12b, while disrupting PD1 endogenous coding sequence. The right and left border sequences homologous to the PD1 locus sequences are at least 100 pb long, preferably at least 200 pb long, and more preferably at least 300 pb long and comprising SEQ ID NO:45 and 46. Sequences are detailed in Table 5. B: donor template (designated gp130Fcm-PD1) designed for site directed insertion of gp130Fc coding sequences (SEQ ID NO:51) for obtaining transcription at the PD1 locus under PD1 promoter, while disrupting PD1 endogenous coding sequence. The right and left border sequences homologous to the PD1 locus sequences are at least 100 pb long, preferably at least 200 pb long, and more preferably at least 300 pb long and comprising SEQ ID NO:45 and 46. Sequences are detailed in Table 5.

FIG. 17: MHC-I negative T cells can be targeted for NK cell attack. [β2m]^(neg) T-cells were cultured in the presence or absence of CD2/NKp46 activated NK cells at the indicated E:T ratios. The data demonstrate greater than 50% depletion of MHC I negative T cells at all E:T ratios tested.

FIG. 18: Diagrams showing the strategy deployed as per the method of the present invention to obtain engineered CAR T cells products resistant to both NK and allogeneic T cell cytolytic activity.

FIG. 19: Schematic of targeted integration constructs for double targeted integration of CAR and NK inhibitors at the TRAC and β2m loci respectively (see example 3).

FIG. 20: General structure of HLA-E trimer that can be encoded by the exogenous sequence integrated at the β2m locus in the CAR positive T cells of the present invention.

FIG. 21: Double targeted integration of CAR and NK inhibitor constructs in TRAC/B2M deficient T cells obtained as per the experiments presented in example 3. Flow cytometry analysis of engineered CAR T cells treated with TALENs and targeted integration constructions. NK inhibitor expression is documented within TRAC/B2M deficient CAR+ T cells.

FIG. 22: Schematic representation of the steps leading from CAR T-cell activation to Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) during the course of a cell therapy treatment. Step 1: Engagement of CAR against tumor cells expressing specific marker. Step 2: increase in expression of IL6Ra upon activation of the T-cell. Step 3: cleavage of IL6Ra by protease (e.g. ADAM10 and ADAM17) and release of soluble forms of IL6Ra (sIL6Ra). Step 4: interaction of IL6 and sIL6Ra to form IL6/IL6Ra complex. Step 5: IL6/IL6Ra complex induces trans-signaling. Step 6: Endothelial cells react to trans-signaling by causing CRS.

FIG. 23: Scheme to be compared with that of FIG. 22, showing the situation according to the invention where CRS is prevented by using an engineered CAR T-Cell in which IL6Ra expression is inactivated or reduced, while being replaced with mutant IL6Ra, mutIL6Ra (decoy), which is protease cleavage-resistant (Step 3), with the effect of sequestering IL6 in the circulation, thus alleviating CRS.

FIG. 24: Schematic representation of the association of IL6R with IL6 and GP130. A: classic IL-6 signaling (anti-inflammatory) on IL6 expressing cells. Classic IL6 signaling is restricted to ILR6-expressing cells such as macrophages, neutrophils, hepatocytes. Both IL6R and GP130 are membrane bound. This pathway predominate when IL6 concentration is low. This pathway is thought to be anti-inflammatory. B: IL6 trans-signaling on GP130 expressing cells. At high concentration of IL6, trans-IL6 signaling pathway occurs in a broad range of cells and tissues (including brain) where GP130 is ubiquitously expressed. IL6 binds to soluble IL6R (sIL6R) as illustrated in FIG. 22. Then the complex binds to membrane bound GP130 as depicted in the figure.

FIG. 25: Schematic representation to be compared with that of FIG. 24, where the engineered CAR T-cell according to the invention secretes a soluble form of sGP130 to block trans-IL6 signaling while keeping the classic anti-inflammatory IL6 signaling active. It results that the engineered CAR T cell can attack the tumor cells without inducing CRS.

FIG. 26: Schematic representation of the experimental approach used to produce genetically engineered human T-cells according to the invention by (A) site directed integration of a nucleic acid template (e.g. AAV) comprising an exogenous sequences encoding sgp130 for insertion at the PD1 locus (expression of PD1 is hereby inactivated to enhance immune activation), along with the site directed integration of a second nucleic acid template (B) comprising an exogenous sequence encoding CAR for its insertion at the TCR locus (expression of TCR is inactivated to make the engineered cells less alloreactive for their potential allogeneic use).

FIG. 27: Flow cytometry plots showing expression of CAR and post-activation Lngfr, a surrogate marker as described in Example 4.

FIG. 28: Elisa detected sgp130 in the supernatant collected from the engineered cells according to the invention obtained in Example 4. ***, p<0.001 (Student's T-test)

Table 1: ISU domain variants from diverse viruses.

Table 2: Aminoacid sequences of FP polypeptide from natural and artificial origins.

Table 3: List of genes involved into immune cells inhibitory pathways, which can be advantageously modified or inactivated by inserting exogenous coding sequence according to the invention.

Table 4: sequences referred to in example 1.

Table 5: sequences referred to in example 2, 3 and 4.

Table 6: List of human genes that are up-regulated upon T-cell activation (CAR activation sensitive promoters), in which gene targeted insertion is sought according to the present invention to improve immune cells therapeutic potential.

Table 7: Selection of genes that are steadily transcribed during immune cell activation (dependent or independent from T-cell activation).

Table 8: Selection of genes that are transiently upregulated upon T-cell activation.

Table 9: Selection of genes that are upregulated over more than 24 hours upon T-cell activation.

Table 10: Selection of genes that are down-regulated upon immune cell activation.

Table 11: Selection of genes that are silent upon T-cell activation (safe harbor gene targeted integration loci).

Table 12: List of gene loci upregulated in tumor exhausted infiltrating lymphocytes (compiled from multiple tumors) useful for gene integration of exogenous coding sequences as per the present invention.

Table 13: List of gene loci upregulated in hypoxic tumor conditions useful for gene integration of exogenous coding sequences as per the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Unless specifically defined herein, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by a skilled artisan in the fields of gene therapy, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

All methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the present invention, with suitable methods and materials being described herein. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will prevail. Further, the materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and are not intended to be limiting, unless otherwise specified.

The practice of the present invention will employ, unless otherwise indicated, conventional techniques of cell biology, cell culture, molecular biology, transgenic biology, microbiology, recombinant DNA, and immunology, which are within the skill of the art. Such techniques are explained fully in the literature. See, for example, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (Frederick M. AUSUBEL, 2000, Wley and son Inc, Library of Congress, USA); Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Third Edition, (Sambrook et al, 2001, Cold Spring Harbor, New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press); Oligonucleotide Synthesis (M. J. Gait ed., 1984); Mullis et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,195; Nucleic Acid Hybridization (B. D. Harries & S. J. Higgins eds. 1984); Transcription And Translation (B. D. Hames & S. J. Higgins eds. 1984); Culture Of Animal Cells (R. I. Freshney, Alan R. Liss, Inc., 1987); Immobilized Cells And Enzymes (IRL Press, 1986); B. Perbal, A Practical Guide To Molecular Cloning (1984); the series, Methods In ENZYMOLOGY (J. Abelson and M. Simon, eds.-in-chief, Academic Press, Inc., New York), specifically, Vols. 154 and 155 (Wu et al. eds.) and Vol. 185, “Gene Expression Technology” (D. Goeddel, ed.); Gene Transfer Vectors For Mammalian Cells (J. H. Miller and M. P. Calos eds., 1987, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory); Immunochemical Methods In Cell And Molecular Biology (Mayer and Walker, eds., Academic Press, London, 1987); Handbook Of Experimental Immunology, Volumes I-IV (D. M. Weir and C. C. Blackwell, eds., 1986); and Manipulating the Mouse Embryo, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1986).

The present invention is drawn to a general method of preparing primary immune cells for cell immunotherapy involving gene targeted integration of an exogenous coding sequence into the chromosomal DNA of said immune cells. According to some aspects, this integration is performed in such a way that said coding sequence is placed under the transcriptional control of at least one promoter endogenous to said cells, said endogenous promoter being preferably not a constitutive promoter, such as the one transcribing T-cell receptor alpha constant (TRAC—NCBI Gene ID #28755) A constitutive promoter as per the present invention is for instance a promoter that is active independently from CAR activation—ex: when T-cells are not yet activated.

Improving the Therapeutic Potential of Immune Cells by Gene Targeted Integration

Gene editing techniques using polynucleotide sequence-specific reagents, such as rare-cutting endonucleases, have become the state of the art for the introduction of genetic modifications into primary cells. However, they have not been used so far in immune cells to introduce exogenous coding sequences under the transcriptional control of endogenous promoters.

The present invention aims to improve the therapeutic potential of immune cells through gene editing techniques, especially by gene targeted integration.

By “gene targeting integration” is meant any known site-specific methods allowing to insert, replace or correct a genomic sequence into a living cell. According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, said gene targeted integration involves homologous gene recombination at the locus of the targeted gene to result the insertion or replacement of at least one exogenous nucleotide, preferably a sequence of several nucleotides (i.e. polynucleotide), and more preferably a coding sequence.

By “sequence-specific reagent” is meant any active molecule that has the ability to specifically recognize a selected polynucleotide sequence at a genomic locus, preferably of at least 9 bp, more preferably of at least 10 bp and even more preferably of at least 12 pb in length, in view of modifying said genomic locus. According to a preferred aspect of the invention, said sequence-specific reagent is preferably a sequence-specific nuclease reagent.

By “immune cell” is meant a cell of hematopoietic origin functionally involved in the initiation and/or execution of innate and/or adaptative immune response, such as typically CD3 or CD4 positive cells. The immune cell according to the present invention can be a dendritic cell, killer dendritic cell, a mast cell, a NK-cell, a B-cell or a T-cell selected from the group consisting of inflammatory T-lymphocytes, cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, regulatory T-lymphocytes or helper T-lymphocytes. Cells can be obtained from a number of non-limiting sources, including peripheral blood mononuclear cells, bone marrow, lymph node tissue, cord blood, thymus tissue, tissue from a site of infection, ascites, pleural effusion, spleen tissue, and from tumors, such as tumor infiltrating lymphocytes. In some embodiments, said immune cell can be derived from a healthy donor, from a patient diagnosed with cancer or from a patient diagnosed with an infection. In another embodiment, said cell is part of a mixed population of immune cells which present different phenotypic characteristics, such as comprising CD4, CD8 and CD56 positive cells.

By “primary cell” or “primary cells” are intended cells taken directly from living tissue (e.g. biopsy material) and established for growth in vitro for a limited amount of time, meaning that they can undergo a limited number of population doublings. Primary cells are opposed to continuous tumorigenic or artificially immortalized cell lines. Non-limiting examples of such cell lines are CHO-K1 cells; HEK293 cells; Caco2 cells; U2-OS cells; NIH 3T3 cells; NSO cells; SP2 cells; CHO-S cells; DG44 cells; K-562 cells, U-937 cells; MRC5 cells; IMR90 cells; Jurkat cells; HepG2 cells; HeLa cells; HT-1080 cells; HCT-116 cells; Hu-h7 cells; Huvec cells; Molt 4 cells. Primary cells are generally used in cell therapy as they are deemed more functional and less tumorigenic.

In general, primary immune cells are provided from donors or patients through a variety of methods known in the art, as for instance by leukapheresis techniques as reviewed by Schwartz J. et al. (Guidelines on the use of therapeutic apheresis in clinical practice-evidence-based approach from the Writing Committee of the American Society for Apheresis: the sixth special issue (2013) J Clin Apher. 28(3):145-284).

The primary immune cells according to the present invention can also be differentiated from stem cells, such as cord blood stem cells, progenitor cells, bone marrow stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS).

By “nuclease reagent” is meant a nucleic acid molecule that contributes to an nuclease catalytic reaction in the target cell, preferably an endonuclease reaction, by itself or as a subunit of a complex such as a guide RNA/Cas9, preferably leading to the cleavage of a nucleic acid sequence target.

The nuclease reagents of the invention are generally “sequence-specific reagents”, meaning that they can induce DNA cleavage in the cells at predetermined loci, referred to by extension as “targeted gene”. The nucleic acid sequence which is recognized by the sequence specific reagents is referred to as “target sequence”. Said target sequence is usually selected to be rare or unique in the cell's genome, and more extensively in the human genome, as can be determined using software and data available from human genome databases, such as http://www.ensembl.org/index.html.

“Rare-cutting endonucleases” are sequence-specific endonuclease reagents of choice, insofar as their recognition sequences generally range from 10 to 50 successive base pairs, preferably from 12 to 30 bp, and more preferably from 14 to 20 bp.

According to a preferred aspect of the invention, said endonuclease reagent is a nucleic acid encoding an “engineered” or “programmable” rare-cutting endonuclease, such as a homing endonuclease as described for instance by Arnould S., et al. (WO2004067736), a zing finger nuclease (ZFN) as described, for instance, by Urnov F., et al. (Highly efficient endogenous human gene correction using designed zinc-finger nucleases (2005) Nature 435:646-651), a TALE-Nuclease as described, for instance, by Mussolino et al. (A novel TALE nuclease scaffold enables high genome editing activity in combination with low toxicity (2011) Nucl. Acids Res. 39(21):9283-9293), or a MegaTAL nuclease as described, for instance by Boissel et al. (MegaTALs: a rare-cleaving nuclease architecture for therapeutic genome engineering (2013) Nucleic Acids Research 42 (4):2591-2601).

According to another embodiment, the endonuclease reagent is a RNA-guide to be used in conjunction with a RNA guided endonuclease, such as Cas9 or Cpf1, as per, inter alia, the teaching by Doudna, J., and Chapentier, E., (The new frontier of genome engineering with CRISPR-Cas9 (2014) Science 346 (6213):1077), which is incorporated herein by reference.

According to a preferred aspect of the invention, the endonuclease reagent is transiently expressed into the cells, meaning that said reagent is not supposed to integrate into the genome or persist over a long period of time, such as be the case of RNA, more particularly mRNA, proteins or complexes mixing proteins and nucleic acids (eg: Ribonucleoproteins).

In general, 80% the endonuclease reagent is degraded by 30 hours, preferably by 24, more preferably by 20 hours after transfection.

An endonuclease under mRNA form is preferably synthesized with a cap to enhance its stability according to techniques well known in the art, as described, for instance, by Kore A. L., et al. (Locked nucleic acid (LNA)-modified dinucleotide mRNA cap analogue: synthesis, enzymatic incorporation, and utilization (2009) J Am Chem Soc. 131(18):6364-5).

In general, electroporation steps that are used to transfect immune cells are typically performed in closed chambers comprising parallel plate electrodes producing a pulse electric field between said parallel plate electrodes greater than 100 volts/cm and less than 5,000 volts/cm, substantially uniform throughout the treatment volume such as described in WO/2004/083379, which is incorporated by reference, especially from page 23, line 25 to page 29, line 11. One such electroporation chamber preferably has a geometric factor (cm⁻¹) defined by the quotient of the electrode gap squared (cm2) divided by the chamber volume (cm³), wherein the geometric factor is less than or equal to 0.1 cm⁻¹, wherein the suspension of the cells and the sequence-specific reagent is in a medium which is adjusted such that the medium has conductivity in a range spanning 0.01 to 1.0 milliSiemens. In general, the suspension of cells undergoes one or more pulsed electric fields. With the method, the treatment volume of the suspension is scalable, and the time of treatment of the cells in the chamber is substantially uniform.

Due to their higher specificity, TALE-nuclease have proven to be particularly appropriate sequence specific nuclease reagents for therapeutic applications, especially under heterodimeric forms—i.e. working by pairs with a “right” monomer (also referred to as “5′” or “forward”) and ‘left” monomer (also referred to as “3′” or “reverse”) as reported for instance by Mussolino et al. (TALEN® facilitate targeted genome editing in human cells with high specificity and low cytotoxicity (2014) Nucl. Acids Res. 42(10): 6762-6773).

As previously stated, the sequence specific reagent is preferably under the form of nucleic acids, such as under DNA or RNA form encoding a rare cutting endonuclease a subunit thereof, but they can also be part of conjugates involving polynucleotide(s) and polypeptide(s) such as so-called “ribonucleoproteins”. Such conjugates can be formed with reagents as Cas9 or Cpf1 (RNA-guided endonucleases) or Argonaute (DNA-guided endonucleases) as recently respectively described by Zetsche, B. et al. (Cpf1 Is a Single RNA-Guided Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System (2015) Cell 163(3): 759-771) and by Gao F. et al. (DNA-guided genome editing using the Natronobacterium gregoryi Argonaute (2016) Nature Biotech), which involve RNA or DNA guides that can be complexed with their respective nucleases.

“Exogenous sequence” refers to any nucleotide or nucleic acid sequence that was not initially present at the selected locus. This sequence may be homologous to, or a copy of, a genomic sequence, or be a foreign sequence introduced into the cell. By opposition “endogenous sequence” means a cell genomic sequence initially present at a locus. The exogenous sequence preferably codes for a polypeptide which expression confers a therapeutic advantage over sister cells that have not integrated this exogenous sequence at the locus. A endogenous sequence that is gene edited by the insertion of a nucleotide or polynucleotide as per the method of the present invention, in order to express a different polypeptide is broadly referred to as an exogenous coding sequence

The method of the present invention can be associated with other methods involving physical of genetic transformations, such as a viral transduction or transfection using nanoparticles, and also may be combined with other gene inactivation and/or transgene insertions.

According to one aspect, the method according to the invention comprises the steps of:

-   -   providing a population of primary immune cells;     -   introducing into a proportion of said primary immune cells:     -   i) At least one nucleic acid comprising an exogenous nucleotide         or polynucleotide sequence to be integrated at a selected         endogenous locus to encode at least one molecule improving the         therapeutic potential of said immune cells population;     -   ii) At least one sequence-specific reagent that specifically         targets said selected endogenous locus,         wherein said exogenous nucleotide or polynucleotide sequence is         inserted by targeted gene integration into said endogenous         locus, so that said exogenous nucleotide or polynucleotide         sequence forms an exogenous coding sequence under         transcriptional control of an endogenous promoter present at         said locus.

According to one aspect of the method, the sequence specific reagent is a nuclease and the targeted gene integration is operated by homologous recombination or NHEJ into said immune cells.

According to a further aspect of the invention, said endogenous promoter is selected to be active during immune cell activation and preferably up-regulated. More specifically, the invention is drawn to a method for preparing engineered primary immune cells for cell immunotherapy, said method comprising:

-   -   providing a population of primary immune cells;     -   introducing into a proportion of said primary immune cells:     -   i) At least one exogenous nucleic acid comprising an exogenous         coding sequence encoding at least one molecule improving the         therapeutic potential of said immune cells population;     -   ii) At least one sequence-specific nuclease reagent that         specifically targets a gene which is under control of an         endogenous promoter active during immune cell activation;         wherein said coding sequence is introduced into the primary         immune cells genome by targeted homologous recombination, so         that said coding sequence is placed under the transcriptional         control of at least one endogenous promoter of said gene.

By “improving therapeutic potential” is meant that the engineered immune cells gain at least one advantageous property for their use in cell therapy by comparison to their sister non-engineered immune cells. The therapeutic properties sought by the invention maybe any measurable one as referred to in the relevant scientific literature.

Improved therapeutic potential can be more particularly reflected by a resistance of the immune cells to a drug, an increase in their persistence in-vitro or in-vivo, or a safer/more convenient handling during manufacturing of therapeutic compositions and treatments.

In general said molecule improving the therapeutic potential is a polypeptide, but it can also be a nucleic acid able to direct or repress expression of other genes, such as interference RNAs or guide-RNAs. The polypeptides may act directly or indirectly, such as signal transducers or transcriptional regulators.

According to one embodiment of the present method, the exogenous sequence is introduced into the endogenous chromosomal DNA by targeted homologous recombination. Accordingly, the exogenous nucleic acid introduced into the immune cell comprises at least one coding sequence(s), along with sequences that can hybridize endogenous chromosomal sequences under physiological conditions. In general, such homologous sequences show at least 70%, preferably 80% and more preferably 90% sequence identity with the endogenous gene sequences located at the insertion locus. These homologous sequences may flank the coding sequence to improve the precision of recombination as already taught for instance in U.S. Pat. No. 6,528,313. Using available software and on-line genome databases, it is possible to design vectors that includes said coding sequence (s), in such a way that said sequence(s) is (are) introduced at a precise locus, under transcriptional control of at least one endogenous promoter, which is a promoter of an endogenous gene. The exogenous coding sequence(s) is (are) then preferably inserted “in frame” with said endogenous gene. The sequences resulting from the integration of the exogenous polynucleotide sequence(s) can encode many different types of proteins, including fusion proteins, tagged protein or mutated proteins. Fusion proteins allow adding new functional domains to the proteins expressed in the cell, such as a dimerization domain that can be used to switch-on or switch-off the activity of said protein, such as caspase-9 switch. Tagged proteins can be advantageous for the detection of the engineered immune cells and the follow-up of the patients treated with said cells. Introducing mutation into proteins can confer resistance to drugs or immune depletion agents as further described below.

Conferring Resistance to Drugs or Immune Depletion Agents

According to one aspect of the present method, the exogenous sequence that is integrated into the immune cells genomic locus encodes a molecule that confers resistance of said immune cells to a drug.

Examples of preferred exogenous sequences are variants of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) conferring resistance to folate analogs such as methotrexate, variants of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 2 (IMPDH2) conferring resistance to IMPDH inhibitors such as mycophenolic acid (MPA) or its prodrug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), variants of calcineurin or methylguanine transferase (MGMT) conferring resistance to calcineurin inhibitor such as FK506 and/or CsA, variants of mTOR such as mTORmut conferring resistance to rapamycin) and variants of Lck, such as Lckmut conferring resistance to Imatinib and Gleevec.

The term “drug” is used herein as referring to a compound or a derivative thereof, preferably a standard chemotherapy agent that is generally used for interacting with a cancer cell, thereby reducing the proliferative or living status of the cell. Examples of chemotherapeutic agents include, but are not limited to, alkylating agents (e.g., cyclophosphamide, ifosamide), metabolic antagonists (e.g., purine nucleoside antimetabolite such as clofarabine, fludarabine or 2′-deoxyadenosine, methotrexate (MTX), 5-fluorouracil or derivatives thereof), antitumor antibiotics (e.g., mitomycin, adriamycin), plant-derived antitumor agents (e.g., vincristine, vindesine, Taxol), cisplatin, carboplatin, etoposide, and the like. Such agents may further include, but are not limited to, the anti-cancer agents TRIM ETHOTRIXATE™ (TMTX), TEMOZOLOMIDE™, RALTRITREXED™, S-(4-Nitrobenzyl)-6-thioinosine (NBMPR), 6-benzyguanidine (6-BG), bis-chloronitrosourea (BCNU) and CAM PTOTHECIN™, or a therapeutic derivative of any thereof.

As used herein, an immune cell is made “resistant or tolerant” to a drug when said cell, or population of cells is modified so that it can proliferate, at least in-vitro, in a culture medium containing half maximal inhibitory concentration (1050) of said drug (said IC50 being determined with respect to an unmodified cell(s) or population of cells).

In a particular embodiment, said drug resistance can be conferred to the immune cells by the expression of at least one “drug resistance coding sequence”. Said drug resistance coding sequence refers to a nucleic acid sequence that confers “resistance” to an agent, such as one of the chemotherapeutic agents referred to above. A drug resistance coding sequence of the invention can encode resistance to anti-metabolite, methotrexate, vinblastine, cisplatin, alkylating agents, anthracyclines, cytotoxic antibiotics, anti-immunophilins, their analogs or derivatives, and the like (Takebe, N., S. C. Zhao, et al. (2001) “Generation of dual resistance to 4-hydroperoxycyclophosphamide and methotrexate by retroviral transfer of the human aldehyde dehydrogenase class 1 gene and a mutated dihydrofolate reductase gene”. Mol. Ther. 3(1): 88-96), (Zielske, S. P., J. S. Reese, et al. (2003) “In vivo selection of MGMT(P140K) lentivirus-transduced human NOD/SCID repopulating cells without pretransplant irradiation conditioning.” J. Clin. Invest 112(10): 1561-70) (Nivens, M. C., T. Felder, et al. (2004) “Engineered resistance to camptothecin and antifolates by retroviral coexpression of tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase-I and thymidylate synthase” Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 53(2): 107-15), (Bardenheuer, W., K. Lehmberg, et al. (2005). “Resistance to cytarabine and gemcitabine and in vitro selection of transduced cells after retroviral expression of cytidine deaminase in human hematopoietic progenitor cells”. Leukemia 19(12): 2281-8), (Kushman, M. E., S. L. Kabler, et al. (2007) “Expression of human glutathione S-transferase P1 confers resistance to benzo[a]pyrene or benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol mutagenesis, macromolecular alkylation and formation of stable N2-Gua-BPDE adducts in stably transfected V79MZ cells co-expressing hCYP1A1” Carcinogenesis 28(1): 207-14).

The expression of such drug resistance exogenous sequences in the immune cells as per the present invention more particularly allows the use of said immune cells in cell therapy treatment schemes where cell therapy is combined with chemotherapy or into patients previously treated with these drugs.

Several drug resistance coding sequences have been identified that can potentially be used to confer drug resistance according to the invention. One example of drug resistance coding sequence can be for instance a mutant or modified form of Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). DHFR is an enzyme involved in regulating the amount of tetrahydrofolate in the cell and is essential to DNA synthesis. Folate analogs such as methotrexate (MTX) inhibit DHFR and are thus used as anti-neoplastic agents in clinic. Different mutant forms of DHFR which have increased resistance to inhibition by anti-folates used in therapy have been described. In a particular embodiment, the drug resistance coding sequence according to the present invention can be a nucleic acid sequence encoding a mutant form of human wild type DHFR (GenBank: AAH71996.1), which comprises at least one mutation conferring resistance to an anti-folate treatment, such as methotrexate. In particular embodiment, mutant form of DHFR comprises at least one mutated amino acid at position G15, L22, F31 or F34, preferably at positions L22 or F31 (Schweitzer et al. (1990) “Dihydrofolate reductase as a therapeutic target” Faseb J 4(8): 2441-52; International application WO94/24277; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,642,043). In a particular embodiment, said DHFR mutant form comprises two mutated amino acids at position L22 and F31. Correspondence of amino acid positions described herein is frequently expressed in terms of the positions of the amino acids of the form of wild-type DHFR polypeptide. In a particular embodiment, the serine residue at position 15 is preferably replaced with a tryptophan residue. In another particular embodiment, the leucine residue at position 22 is preferably replaced with an amino acid which will disrupt binding of the mutant DHFR to antifolates, preferably with uncharged amino acid residues such as phenylalanine or tyrosine. In another particular embodiment, the phenylalanine residue at positions 31 or 34 is preferably replaced with a small hydrophilic amino acid such as alanine, serine or glycine.

Another example of drug resistance coding sequence can also be a mutant or modified form of ionisine-5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase II (IMPDH2), a rate-limiting enzyme in the de novo synthesis of guanosine nucleotides. The mutant or modified form of IMPDH2 is a IMPDH inhibitor resistance gene. IMPDH inhibitors can be mycophenolic acid (MPA) or its prodrug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). The mutant IMPDH2 can comprises at least one, preferably two mutations in the MAP binding site of the wild type human IMPDH2 (Genebank: NP_000875.2) leading to a significantly increased resistance to IMPDH inhibitor. Mutations in these variants are preferably at positions T333 and/or S351 (Yam, P., M. Jensen, et al. (2006) “Ex vivo selection and expansion of cells based on expression of a mutated inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 2 after HIV vector transduction: effects on lymphocytes, monocytes, and CD34+ stem cells” Mol. Ther. 14(2): 236-44)(Jonnalagadda, M., et al. (2013) “Engineering human T cells for resistance to methotrexate and mycophenolate mofetil as an in vivo cell selection strategy.” PLoS One 8(6): e65519).

Another drug resistance coding sequence is the mutant form of calcineurin. Calcineurin (PP2B—NCBI: ACX34092.1) is an ubiquitously expressed serine/threonine protein phosphatase that is involved in many biological processes and which is central to T-cell activation. Calcineurin is a heterodimer composed of a catalytic subunit (CnA; three isoforms) and a regulatory subunit (CnB; two isoforms). After engagement of the T-cell receptor, calcineurin dephosphorylates the transcription factor NFAT, allowing it to translocate to the nucleus and active key target gene such as IL2. FK506 in complex with FKBP12, or cyclosporine A (CsA) in complex with CyPA block NFAT access to calcineurin's active site, preventing its dephosphorylation and thereby inhibiting T-cell activation (Brewin et al. (2009) “Generation of EBV-specific cytotoxic T cells that are resistant to calcineurin inhibitors for the treatment of posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease” Blood 114(23): 4792-803). In a particular embodiment, said mutant form can comprise at least one mutated amino acid of the wild type calcineurin heterodimer a at positions: V314, Y341, M347, T351, W352, L354, K360, preferably double mutations at positions T351 and L354 or V314 and Y341. In a particular embodiment, the valine residue at position 341 can be replaced with a lysine or an arginine residue, the tyrosine residue at position 341 can be replaced with a phenylalanine residue; the methionine at position 347 can be replaced with the glutamic acid, arginine or tryptophane residue; the threonine at position 351 can be replaced with the glutamic acid residue; the tryptophane residue at position 352 can be replaced with a cysteine, glutamic acid or alanine residue, the serine at position 353 can be replaced with the histidine or asparagines residue, the leucine at position 354 can be replaced with an alanine residue; the lysine at position 360 can be replaced with an alanine or phenylalanine residue. In another particular embodiment, said mutant form can comprise at least one mutated amino acid of the wild type calcineurin heterodimer b at positions: V120, N123, L124 or K125, preferably double mutations at positions L124 and K125. In a particular embodiment, the valine at position 120 can be replaced with a serine, an aspartic acid, phenylalanine or leucine residue; the asparagines at position 123 can be replaced with a tryptophan, lysine, phenylalanine, arginine, histidine or serine; the leucine at position 124 can be replaced with a threonine residue; the lysine at position 125 can be replaced with an alanine, a glutamic acid, tryptophan, or two residues such as leucine-arginine or isoleucine-glutamic acid can be added after the lysine at position 125 in the amino acid sequence. Correspondence of amino acid positions described herein is frequently expressed in terms of the positions of the amino acids of the form of wild-type human calcineurin heterodimer b polypeptide (NCBI: ACX34095.1).

Another drug resistance coding sequence is 0(6)-methylguanine methyltransferase (MGMT—UniProtKB: P16455) encoding human alkyl guanine transferase (hAGT). AGT is a DNA repair protein that confers resistance to the cytotoxic effects of alkylating agents, such as nitrosoureas and temozolomide (TMZ). 6-benzylguanine (6-BG) is an inhibitor of AGT that potentiates nitrosourea toxicity and is co-administered with TMZ to potentiate the cytotoxic effects of this agent. Several mutant forms of MGMT that encode variants of AGT are highly resistant to inactivation by 6-BG, but retain their ability to repair DNA damage (Maze, R. et al. (1999) “Retroviral-mediated expression of the P140A, but not P140A/G156A, mutant form of O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase protects hematopoietic cells against O6-benzylguanine sensitization to chloroethylnitrosourea treatment” J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 290(3): 1467-74). In a particular embodiment, AGT mutant form can comprise a mutated amino acid of the wild type AGT position P140. In a preferred embodiment, said proline at position 140 is replaced with a lysine residue.

Another drug resistance coding sequence can be multidrug resistance protein (MDR1) gene. This gene encodes a membrane glycoprotein, known as P-glycoprotein (P-GP) involved in the transport of metabolic byproducts across the cell membrane. The P-Gp protein displays broad specificity towards several structurally unrelated chemotherapy agents. Thus, drug resistance can be conferred to cells by the expression of nucleic acid sequence that encodes MDR-1 (Genebank NP_000918).

Another drug resistance coding sequence can contribute to the production of cytotoxic antibiotics, such as those from ble or mcrA genes. Ectopic expression of ble gene or mcrA in an immune cell gives a selective advantage when exposed to the respective chemotherapeutic agents bleomycine and mitomycin C (Belcourt, M. F. (1999) “Mitomycin resistance in mammalian cells expressing the bacterial mitomycin C resistance protein MCRA”. PNAS. 96(18): 10489-94).

Another drug resistance coding sequence can come from genes encoded mutated version of drug targets, such as mutated variants of mTOR (mTOR mut) conferring resistance to rapamycin such as described by Lorenz M. C. et al. (1995) “TOR Mutations Confer Rapamycin Resistance by Preventing Interaction with FKBP12-Rapamycin” The Journal of Biological Chemistry 270, 27531-27537, or certain mutated variants of Lck (Lckmut) conferring resistance to Gleevec as described by Lee K. C. et al. (2010) “Lck is a key target of imatinib and dasatinib in T-cell activation”, Leukemia, 24: 896-900.

As described above, the genetic modification step of the method can comprise a step of introduction into cells of an exogeneous nucleic acid comprising at least a sequence encoding the drug resistance coding sequence and a portion of an endogenous gene such that homologous recombination occurs between the endogenous gene and the exogeneous nucleic acid. In a particular embodiment, said endogenous gene can be the wild type “drug resistance” gene, such that after homologous recombination, the wild type gene is replaced by the mutant form of the gene which confers resistance to the drug.

Enhancing Persistence of the Immune Cells In-Vivo

According to one aspect of the present method, the exogenous sequence that is integrated into the immune cells genomic locus encodes a molecule that enhances persistence of the immune cells, especially in-vivo persistence in a tumor environment.

By “enhancing persistence” is meant extending the survival of the immune cells in terms of life span, especially once the engineered immune cells are injected into the patient. For instance, persistence is enhanced, if the mean survival of the modified cells is significantly longer than that of non-modified cells, by at least 10%, preferably 20%, more preferably 30%, even more preferably 50%.

This especially relevant when the immune cells are allogeneic. This may be done by creating a local immune protection by introducing coding sequences that ectopically express and/or secrete immunosuppressive polypeptides at, or through, the cell membrane. A various panel of such polypeptides in particular antagonists of immune checkpoints, immunosuppressive peptides derived from viral envelope or NKG2D ligand can enhance persistence and/or an engraftment of allogeneic immune cells into patients.

According to one embodiment, the immunosuppressive polypeptide to be encoded by said exogenous coding sequence is a ligand of Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4 (CTLA-4 also known as CD152, GenBank accession number AF414120.1). Said ligand polypeptide is preferably an anti-CTLA-4 immunoglobulin, such as CTLA-4a Ig and CTLA-4b Ig or a functional variant thereof.

According to one embodiment, the immunosuppressive polypeptide to be encoded by said exogenous coding sequence is an antagonist of PD1, such as PD-L1 (other names: CD274, Programmed cell death 1 ligand; ref. UniProt for the human polypeptide sequence Q9NZQ7), which encodes a type I transmembrane protein of 290 amino acids consisting of a Ig V-like domain, a Ig C-like domain, a hydrophobic transmembrane domain and a cytoplasmic tail of 30 amino acids. Such membrane-bound form of PD-L1 ligand is meant in the present invention under a native form (wild-type) or under a truncated form such as, for instance, by removing the intracellular domain, or with one or more mutation(s) (Wang S et al., 2003, J Exp Med. 2003; 197(9): 1083-1091). Of note, PD1 is not considered as being a membrane-bound form of PD-L1 ligand according to the present invention. According to another embodiment, said immunosuppressive polypeptide is under a secreted form. Such recombinant secreted PD-L1 (or soluble PD-L1) may be generated by fusing the extracellular domain of PD-L1 to the Fc portion of an immunoglobulin (Haile S T et al., 2014, Cancer Immunol. Res. 2(7): 610-615; Song M Y et al., 2015, Gut. 64(2):260-71). This recombinant PD-L1 can neutralize PD-1 and abrogate PD-1-mediated T-cell inhibition. PD-L1 ligand may be co-expressed with CTLA4 Ig for an even enhanced persistence of both.

According to another embodiment, the exogenous sequence encodes a polypeptide comprising a viral env immusuppressive domain (ISU), which is derived for instance from HIV-1, HIV-2, SIV, MoMuLV, HTLV-I, -II, MPMV, SRV-1, Syncitin 1 or 2, HERV-K or FELV.

The following Table 1 shows variants of ISU domain from diverse virus which can be expressed within the present invention.

TABLE 1 ISU domain variants from diverse viruses ISU Amino acids sequences Amino acid positions Virus origin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Origin L Q A R I/V L A V E R Y L K/R/Q D HIV-1 L Q A R V T A I E K Y L K/A/Q D/H HIV-2 L Q A R L L A V E R Y L K D SIV L Q N R R G L D L L F L K E MoMuLV A Q N R R G L D L L F W E Q HTLV-I, -II L Q N R R G L D L L T A E Q MPMV, SRV-1 L Q N R R A L D L L T A E R Syncitin 1 L Q N R R G L D M L T A A Q Syncitin 2 L A N Q I N D L R Q T V I W HERV-K L Q N R R G L D I L F L Q E FELV

According to another embodiment, the exogenous sequence encodes a FP polypeptide such as gp41. The following Table 2 represents several FP polypeptide from natural and artificial origins.

TABLE 2 Amino acid sequences of FP polypeptide from natural and artificial origins FP Amino acids sequences Amino acid positions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Origin G A L F L G F L G HIV-1 gp41 A G F G L L L G F Synthetic A G L F L G F L G Synthetic

According to another embodiment, the exogenous sequence encodes a non-human MHC homolog, especially a viral MHC homolog, or a chimeric β2m polypeptide such as described by Margalit A. et al. (2003) “Chimeric β2microglobulin/CD3ζ polypeptides expressed in T cells convert MHC class I peptide ligands into T cell activation receptors: a potential tool for specific targeting of pathogenic CD8+ T cells” Int Immunol. 15 (11): 1379-1387.

According to one embodiment, the exogenous sequence encodes NKG2D ligand. Some viruses such as cytomegaloviruses have acquired mechanisms to avoid NK cell mediate immune surveillance and interfere with the NKG2D pathway by secreting a protein able to bind NKG2D ligands and prevent their surface expression (Welte, S. A et al. (2003) “Selective intracellular retention of virally induced NKG2D ligands by the human cytomegalovirus UL16 glycoprotein”. Eur. J. Immuno/., 33, 194-203). In tumors cells, some mechanisms have evolved to evade NKG2D response by secreting NKG2D ligands such as ULBP2, MICB or MICA (Salih H R, Antropius H, Gieseke F, Lutz S Z, Kanz L, et al. (2003) Functional expression and release of ligands for the activating immunoreceptor NKG2D in leukemia. Blood 102: 1389-1396)

According to one embodiment, the exogenous sequence encodes a cytokine receptor, such as an IL-12 receptor. IL-12 is a well known activator of immune cells activation (Curtis J. H. (2008) “IL-12 Produced by Dendritic Cells Augments CD8+ T Cell Activation through the Production of the Chemokines CCL1 and CCL171”. The Journal of Immunology. 181 (12): 8576-8584.

According to one embodiment the exogenous sequence encodes an antibody that is directed against inhibitory peptides or proteins. Said antibody is preferably be secreted under soluble form by the immune cells. Nanobodies from shark and camels are advantageous in this respect, as they are structured as single chain antibodies (Muyldermans S. (2013) “Nanobodies: Natural Single-Domain Antibodies” Annual Review of Biochemistry 82: 775-797). Same are also deemed more easily to fuse with secretion signal polypeptides and with soluble hydrophilic domains.

The different aspects developed above to enhance persistence of the cells are particularly preferred, when the exogenous coding sequence is introduced by disrupting an endogenous gene encoding β2m or another MHC component.

More specific embodiments concern the integration of NK cells inhibitors to enhance the persistence of the engineered T cells of the present invention, which are based on the methods detailed in this specification and more specifically illustrated in FIGS. 17 to 21 and Example 3.

In particular, the present invention further provides with methods for preparing engineered primary immune cells for cell immunotherapy, said method comprising:

-   -   providing a population of cells comprising T-cells, preferably         primary T-cells,     -   introducing into a proportion of said T-cells:     -   i) At least one nucleic acid comprising an exogenous         polynucleotide sequence to be integrated at a selected         endogenous locus to encode at least one NK cell inhibitor;     -   ii) At least one sequence-specific reagent that specifically         targets said selected endogenous locus, wherein said exogenous         polynucleotide sequence is inserted by targeted gene integration         into said endogenous locus.

By NK cell inhibitor is meant a polypeptide which confers a protective effect to allogeneic T-cells against depletion by NK cells, in-vivo or in co-culture of immune cells. Such depletion, without NK cell inhibitor is observed for instance on the graph of FIG. 17.

Example of NK cell inhibitors are provided herein in example 3.

The exogenous polynucleotide sequence encoding the NK cell inhibitor, which preferably comprises one the sequences referred to in example 3, is preferably integrated under transcriptional control of an endogenous promoter present at said locus to obtain a more constant expression of said NK cell inhibitor.

According to a preferred aspect of the invention, said endogenous promoter is selected to be active during immune cell activation, such as the loci listed in Table 6, which are deemed actively transcribed during T-cell activation, at least deemed responsive to the activation of T-cells endowed with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR).

According to preferred embodiments, the exogenous sequence encoding the NK inhibitor is integrated at an endogenous locus, which is up-regulated over more than 24 hours upon T-cell activation such as one selected from Gzmb, Tbx21, Plek, Chek1, Slamf7, Zbtb32, Tigit, Lag3, Gzma, Wee1, IL12rb2, Eea1 and Dtl.

According to preferred embodiments, the exogenous sequence encoding the NK inhibitor is integrated at an endogenous locus, which is constitutively expressed, such as at the TCR locus.

According to the invention it can be advantageous to integrate the exogenous sequence encoding the NK inhibitor at a locus of insertion expressing a MHC I component, in particular at the β2m locus, which is also a locus constitutively transcribed. According to the invention, it can be advantageous to inactivate the endogenous β2m endogenous coding sequence, while having the integrated exogenous sequence encoding the NK inhibitor being transcribed at this locus.

According to a preferred aspect of the invention, the engineered T-cells comprising said exogenous sequence encoding NK inhibitor are endowed with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) as described in different parts of the present specification. Said chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) can be advantageously integrated at the TCR locus, while the exogenous sequence encoding NK inhibitor is preferably integrated at the β2m locus, thereby preventing or reducing both TCR and/or β2m expression.

The sequence specific reagent used in this method is preferably a rare-cutting endonuclease as described before in the present specification or known by one skilled in the art. Targeted gene integration is generally operated by homologous recombination or NHEJ into said immune cells. Said specific endonuclease reagent is preferably selected from a RNA or DNA-guided endonuclease, such as Cas9 or Cpf1, a RNA or DNA guide, a TAL-endonuclease, a zing finger nuclease, a homing endonuclease or any combination thereof.

In one preferred embodiment of the present invention illustrated in example 3, TALE-nucleases have been optimized and successfully used to perform gene integration at the β2m locus by limiting off site cleavage in human T-cells. Better specificity and efficiency were unexpectedly obtained using TALE-nuclease heterodimers of polypeptide sequences SEQ ID NO. 80 and/or SEQ ID NO.81 or SEQ ID NO.82 and/or SEQ ID NO.83—right and left dimers respectively. The present patent application thus specifically pertains to the above polypeptide sequences encoding those specific β2m TALEN, alone or by pairs, or any endonuclease sequence involving TAL repeats comprising one of the following RVD sequences:

-HD-HD-NN-NG-NN-NN-HD-HD-NG-NG-NI-NN-HD-NG-NN -HD-HD-NI-NN-NN-HD-HD-NI-NN-NI-NI-NI-NN-NI-NN -NG-NI-NN-HD-NG-NN-NG-NN-HD-NG-HD-NN-HD-NN-HD -NN-NN-NI-NG-NI-NN-HD-HD-NG-HD-HD-NI-NN-NN-HD

as well as to any polynucleotides and vectors encoding these polypeptides.

Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to carry out integration of an exogenous sequence into the genome of a T-cell by using an endonuclease that specifically recognizes or binds a β2m genomic sequence comprising one of the following target sequences SEQ ID NO.78 and SEQ ID NO.79.

It is also an object of the present invention to inactivate a β2m genomic sequence in a T-cell by using an endonuclease that specifically recognizes a sequence comprising the target sequences SEQ ID NO.78 and SEQ ID NO.79.

According to the present invention, said exogenous sequence encoding NK inhibitors preferably comprise sequences encoding non polymorphic class I molecules, such as HLA-G or HLA-E or at least fragment(s) comprising a heavy chain from these molecules.

According to a preferred aspect, said exogenous sequence, when integrated at β2m endogenous locus, results into the expression of a fusion of a HLA-E or HLA-G of fragment thereof with β2m fragments, which generally results into the expression of dimer or trimers of HLA-E or HLA-G, such as illustrated in FIG. 20 and exemplified in Example 3.

According to a preferred embodiment said exogenous sequence encodes a polypeptide displaying at least 80% amino acid sequence identity with one selected from SEQ ID NO.84 to 90.

Exogenous sequence encoding NK inhibitors can also comprise sequences encoding viral evasins of fragments comprising an epitope thereof, such as from UL16 (also called ULBP1—Uniprot ref.:#Q9BZM6) or UL18.

The integration of the exogenous sequence encoding NK inhibitor(s) into the T-cell genome, preferably operated at the β2m can be combined with the other exogenous sequence insertion described in the present specification in view of improving the potency and the suitability of the T-cells for adoptive cell immunotherapy.

Alternatively, the exogenous sequence encoding NK inhibitor(s) can be also advantageously integrated at loci encoding immune checkpoints, such as PD1 or CTLA4 (see complete list in the present specification), preferably with the effect of inactivating these genes.

Many examples of other successful loci are described elsewhere in the present application which could be appropriate to confer additional therapeutic advantage to the engineered T cells, such as for instance to confer resistance to drugs commonly used in cancer therapy, such as the DCK, HPRT or Glucocorticoids receptors (GR) loci.

As a result the present specification discloses engineered primary immune cells obtainable by the method described above.

Such immune cells can have the following features:

-   1) An engineered T-cell, which comprises an exogenous sequence     encoding a NK inhibitor, which has been integrated under     transcriptional control of an endogenous gene promoter. -   2) An engineered T-cell according to any of item 1, wherein said     endogenous gene promoter is selected at one locus listed in Table 6. -   3) An engineered T-cell according to any one of items 1 or 2,     wherein said exogenous sequence encoding a NK inhibitor has been     integrated at a β2m locus. -   4) An engineered T-cell according to any one of items 1 to 3,     wherein said T-cell is endowed with a chimeric antigen receptor. -   5) An engineered T-cell according to item 4, which has a genotype

[TCR]^(neg)[β2m]^(neg)[CAR]^(pos)

-   6) An engineered T-cell according to item 4 or 5, wherein the     exogenous sequence(s) encoding said CAR has been integrated at a TCR     locus. -   7) An engineered T-cell according to any one of items 1 to 6,     wherein said T-cell is a primary cell. -   8) An engineered T-cell according to any one of items 1 to 7 for its     use for the treatment of cancer or an infection. -   9) A therapeutically effective population of immune cells,     comprising at least 30%, preferably 50%, more preferably 80% of     engineered T-cells according to any one of items 1 to 8.

Preferred engineered T-cells according to the present invention comprise a polynucleotide sequence, which shares at least 80%, more preferably 90%, even more preferably 95% identity with one of the polynucleotide sequences SEQ ID NO. 68, SEQ ID NO. 70, SEQ ID NO. 72, SEQ ID NO. 74 or SEQ ID NO. 76 (integration of trimer matrix at the β2m locus as disclosed in example 3).

Examples of preferred genotypes of the engineered T-cells of the present invention, in connection with the other gene editing steps disclosed in the present application, are as follows:

-   -   [CAR]^(pos)[TCR]^(neg)[β2M]^(neg)[PD1]^(neg)     -   [CAR]^(pos)[TCR]^(neg)[β2M]^(neg)[DCK]^(neg)     -   [CAR]^(pos)[TCR]^(neg)[β2m]^(neg)[CTLA4]^(neg)

The present specification also provides with therapeutic compositions comprising the engineered cells according to the present invention, in particular the following ones:

-   1) A therapeutically effective population of immune cells as per the     present invention, wherein at least 30%, preferably 50%, more     preferably 80% of cells originate from a donor, preferably one     single donor. -   2) A population of primary immune cells according to the above,     wherein more than 50% of said immune cells are TCR negative T-cells. -   3) A population of primary immune cells as described above, wherein     more than 50% of said immune cells are CAR positive cells. -   4) A pharmaceutical composition comprising an engineered immune cell     population as described above. -   5) A method for treating a patient in need thereof, wherein said     method comprises:     -   preparing a population of engineered primary immune cells as         previously described;     -   optionally, purifying or sorting said engineered primary immune         cells;     -   activating said population of engineered primary immune cells         upon or after infusion of said cells into said patient. -   6) A method as described above, wherein said patient is treated for     cancer. -   7) A method as described above, wherein said patient is treated for     an infection.

As a summary of this aspect of the invention, herein is disclosed:

-   -   A method for preparing engineered primary immune cells for cell         immunotherapy, said method comprising:         -   providing a population of cells comprising T cells;         -   introducing into a proportion of said T-cells:             -   i) at least one nucleic acid comprising an exogenous                 polynucleotide sequence to be integrated at a selected                 endogenous locus to encode at least one NK cell                 inhibitor;             -   ii) at least one sequence-specific reagent that                 specifically targets said selected endogenous locus,     -   wherein said exogenous polynucleotide sequence is inserted by         targeted gene integration into said endogenous locus.     -   A method according to the previous one, wherein said sequence         specific reagent is a nuclease.     -   Method according to the previous ones, wherein said targeted         gene integration is operated by homologous recombination or NHEJ         into said immune cells.     -   Method according to the previous ones, wherein said exogenous         polynucleotide sequence is integrated under transcriptional         control of an endogenous promoter present at said locus.     -   Method according to the previous one, wherein said endogenous         locus is a locus expressing a MHC I component, such as β2m.     -   Method according to the previous one, wherein said insertion of         said exogenous sequence inactivates β2m expression at said         endogenous locus     -   Method according to the previous ones, wherein said endogenous         promoter is selected to be active during immune cell activation.     -   Method according to the previous ones, wherein said endogenous         promoter at said endogenous locus is responsive to T-cell         activation, such as one selected from Table 6.     -   Method according to the previous ones, wherein said T-cells are         endowed with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR).     -   Method according to the previous one, wherein the exogenous         sequences encoding said chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) are         integrated at a TCR locus.     -   Method according to the previous one, wherein said exogenous         sequences encoding said chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) prevent         the expression of the endogenous TCR sequences.     -   Method according to the previous ones, wherein the activity of         said endogenous promoter at said endogenous locus is responsive         to the activation of said T-cell through said chimeric antigen         receptor (CAR).     -   Method according to the previous ones, wherein said specific         endonuclease reagent is selected from a RNA or DNA-guided         endonuclease, such as Cas9 or Cpf1, a RNA or DNA guide, a         TAL-endonuclease, a zing finger nuclease, a homing endonuclease         or any combination thereof.     -   Method according to the previous ones, wherein said exogenous         sequence encoding NK inhibitors preferably comprise sequences         encoding non polymorphic class I molecules, such as HLA-G or         HLA-E or fragment(s) thereof comprising an heavy chain epitope         thereof.     -   Method according to the previous ones, wherein said exogenous         sequence, when integrated at β2m endogenous locus, results into         the expression of a fusion of a HLA-E or HLA-G of fragment         thereof with β2m fragments.     -   Method according to the previous one, wherein said fusion of a         HLA-E or HLA-G of fragment thereof with β2m fragments results         into the expression of dimer or trimers of HLA-E or HLA-G.     -   Method according to the previous ones, wherein said exogenous         sequence encoding NK inhibitors preferably comprise sequences         encoding viral evasins or fragment(s) comprising an epitope         thereof, such as from UL16 (also called ULBP1—Uniprot         ref.:#Q9BZM6).     -   Method according to the previous ones, wherein said T-cells are         primary cells, preferably human primary T-cells.     -   An engineered T-cell obtainable by said methods.     -   An engineered T-cell, which comprises an exogenous sequence         encoding a NK inhibitor, which has been integrated under         transcriptional control of an endogenous gene promoter.     -   An engineered T-cell according to the previous one, wherein said         endogenous gene promoter is selected at one locus listed in         Table 6.     -   An engineered T-cell according to the previous ones, wherein         said exogenous sequence encoding a NK inhibitor has been         integrated at a β2m locus.     -   An engineered T-cell according to the previous one, wherein said         T-cell is endowed with a chimeric antigen receptor.     -   An engineered T-cell according to the previous one, which has a         genotype [TCR]^(neg)[β2m]_(neg)     -   An engineered T-cell according to the previous ones, wherein the         exogenous sequence(s) encoding said CAR has been integrated at a         TCR locus.     -   An engineered T-cell according to the previous ones, wherein         said T-cell is a primary cell.     -   An engineered T-cell according to the previous ones, for its use         for the treatment of cancer or an infection.     -   A therapeutically effective population of immune cells,         comprising at least 30%, preferably 50%, more preferably 80% of         engineered T-cells according to the previous ones.     -   A therapeutically effective population of immune cells according         to the previous one, wherein at least 30%, preferably 50%, more         preferably 80% of cells originate from a donor, preferably one         single donor.     -   A population of primary immune cells according to the previous         one, wherein more than 50% of said immune cells are TCR negative         T-cells.     -   A population of primary immune cells according to the previous         ones, wherein more than 50% of said immune cells are CAR         positive cells.     -   A pharmaceutical composition comprising an engineered immune         cell population according to any one of the previous ones.     -   A method for treating a patient in need thereof, wherein said         method comprises:         -   preparing a population of engineered primary immune cells             according to any one of the previous ones;         -   optionally, purifying or sorting said engineered primary             immune cells;         -   activating said population of engineered primary immune             cells upon or after infusion of said cells into said             patient.     -   A method according to the previous one, wherein said patient is         treated for cancer.     -   A method according to the previous one, wherein said patient is         treated for an infection.     -   A method for identifying an appropriate sequence encoding a NK         inhibitor expressible in a T-cell, wherein said method comprises         at least the steps of:         -   providing a T-cell in which both TCR and β2m expressions are             repressed and/or inactivated;         -   integrating a candidate sequence coding a putative NK             inhibitor at an endogenous locus under control of an             endogenous promoter in said T-cell;             -   cultivating the resulting engineered T-cell in the                 presence of NK cells     -   A method for identifying an appropriate sequence encoding a NK         inhibitor expressible in a T-cell, wherein said method comprises         at least the steps of:         -   providing a T-cell in which TCR expression is repressed or             inactivated;         -   Inactivating β2m expression in said T-cell by integrating a             candidate sequence coding a putative NK inhibitor at the β2m             locus, the expression of said putative NK inhibitor being             placed under transcriptional control of a endogenous             promoter of said β2m locus         -   cultivating the resulting engineered T-cell in the presence             of NK cells     -   A method according to the previous ones, wherein said method         further comprises the step of:         -   endowing said T-cell with a chimeric antigen receptor.     -   A method according to the previous ones, wherein said method         further comprises the step of:         -   comparing the survival of said resulting engineered T-cell             with same not expressing said candidate sequence.         -   Optionally, selecting the engineered cells that are more             resistant to NK cells.

The invention further provides with a method for screening candidate NK inhibitors by integration of exogenous sequences into T-cells, such as summarized below:

-   -   1) A method for identifying an appropriate sequence encoding a         NK inhibitor expressible in a T-cell, wherein said method         comprises at least the steps of:         -   providing a T-cell in which both TCR and β2m expressions are             repressed and/or inactivated;         -   integrating a candidate sequence coding a putative NK             inhibitor at an endogenous locus under control of an             endogenous promoter in said T-cell;         -   cultivating the resulting engineered T-cell in the presence             of NK cells     -   2) A method for identifying an appropriate sequence encoding a         NK inhibitor expressible in a T-cell, wherein said method         comprises at least the steps of:         -   providing a T-cell in which TCR expression is repressed or             inactivated;         -   Inactivating β2m expression in said T-cell by integrating a             candidate sequence coding a putative NK inhibitor at the β2m             locus, the expression of said putative NK inhibitor being             placed under transcriptional control of a endogenous             promoter of said β2m locus         -   cultivating the resulting engineered T-cell in the presence             of NK cells     -   3) A method as described above, wherein said method further         comprises the step of:         -   endowing said T-cell with a chimeric antigen receptor.     -   4) A method as described above, wherein said method further         comprises the step of:         -   comparing the survival of said resulting engineered T-cell             with same not expressing said candidate sequence.         -   Optionally, selecting the engineered cells that are more             resistant to NK cells.

Enhancing the Therapeutic Activity of Immune Cells

According to one aspect of the present method, the exogenous sequence that is integrated into the immune cells genomic locus encodes a molecule that enhances the therapeutic activity of the immune cells.

By “enhancing the therapeutic activity” is meant that the immune cells, or population of cells, engineered according to the present invention, become more aggressive than non-engineered cells or population of cells with respect to a selected type of target cells. Said target cells generally belong to a defined type of cells, or population of cells, preferably characterized by common surface marker(s). In the present specification, “therapeutic potential” reflects the therapeutic activity, as measured through in-vitro experiments. In general sensitive cancer cell lines, such as Daudi cells, are used to assess whether the immune cells are more or less active towards said cells by performing cell lysis or growth reduction measurements. This can also be assessed by measuring levels of degranulation of immune cells or chemokines and cytokines production. Experiments can also be performed in mice with injection of tumor cells, and by monitoring the resulting tumor expansion. Enhancement of activity is deemed significant when the number of developing cells in these experiments is reduced by the immune cells by more than 10%, preferably more than 20%, more preferably more than 30%, even more preferably by more than 50%.

According to one aspect of the invention, said exogenous sequence encodes a chemokine or a cytokine, such as IL-12. It is particularly advantageous to express IL-12 as this cytokine is extensively referred to in the literature as promoting immune cell activation (Colombo M. P. et al. (2002) “Interleukin-12 in anti-tumor immunity and immunotherapy” Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 13(2): 155-68).

According to a preferred aspect of the invention the exogenous coding sequence encodes or promote secreted factors that act on other populations of immune cells, such as T-regulatory cells, to alleviate their inhibitory effect on said immune cells.

According to one aspect of the invention, said exogenous sequence encodes an inhibitor of regulatory T-cell activity is a polypeptide inhibitor of forkhead/winged helix transcription factor 3 (FoxP3), and more preferably is a cell-penetrating peptide inhibitor of FoxP3, such as that referred as P60 (Casares N. et al. (2010) “A peptide inhibitor of FoxP3 impairs regulatory T cell activity and improves vaccine efficacy in mice.” J Immunol 185(9):5150-9).

By “inhibitor of regulatory T-cells activity” is meant a molecule or precursor of said molecule secreted by the T-cells and which allow T-cells to escape the down regulation activity exercised by the regulatory T-cells thereon. In general, such inhibitor of regulatory T-cell activity has the effect of reducing FoxP3 transcriptional activity in said cells.

According to one aspect of the invention, said exogenous sequence encodes a secreted inhibitor of Tumor Associated Macrophages (TAM), such as a CCR2/CCL2 neutralization agent. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are critical modulators of the tumor microenvironment. Clinicopathological studies have suggested that TAM accumulation in tumors correlates with a poor clinical outcome. Consistent with that evidence, experimental and animal studies have supported the notion that TAMs can provide a favorable microenvironment to promote tumor development and progression. (Theerawut C. et al. (2014) “Tumor-Associated Macrophages as Major Players in the Tumor Microenvironment” Cancers (Basel) 6(3): 1670-1690). Chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2), also called monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1—NCBI NP_002973.1), is a small cytokine that belongs to the CC chemokine family, secreted by macrophages, that produces chemoattraction on monocytes, lymphocytes and basophils. CCR2 (C-C chemokine receptor type 2—NCBI NP_001116513.2), is the receptor of CCL2.

Enhancing Specificity and Safety of Immune Cells

Expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) have become the state of the art to direct or improve the specificity of primary immune cells, such as T-Cells and NK-cells for treating tumors or infected cells. CARs expressed by these immune cells specifically target antigen markers at the surface of the pathological cells, which further help said immune cells to destroy these cells in-vivo (Sadelain M. et al. “The basic principles of chimeric antigen receptor design” (2013) Cancer Discov. 3(4):388-98). CARs are usually designed to comprise activation domains that stimulate immune cells in response to binding to a specific antigen (so-called positive CAR), but they may also comprise an inhibitory domain with the opposite effect (so-called negative CAR) (Fedorov, V. D. (2014) “Novel Approaches to Enhance the Specificity and Safety of Engineered T Cells” Cancer Journal 20 (2):160-165. Positive and negative CARs may be combined or co-expressed to finely tune the cells immune specificity depending of the various antigens present at the surface of the target cells.

The genetic sequences encoding CARs are generally introduced into the cells genome using retroviral vectors that have elevated transduction efficiency but integrate at random locations. Here, according to the present invention, components of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) car be introduced at selected loci, more particularly under control of endogenous promoters by targeted gene recombination.

According to one aspect, while a positive CAR is introduced into the immune cell by a viral vector, a negative CAR can be introduced by targeted gene insertion and vice-versa, and be active preferably only during immune cells activation. Accordingly, the inhibitory (i.e. negative) CAR contributes to an improved specificity by preventing the immune cells to attack a given cell type that needs to be preserved. Still according to this aspect, said negative CAR can be an apoptosis CAR, meaning that said CAR comprise an apoptosis domain, such as FasL (CD95—NCBI: NP_000034.1) or a functional variant thereof, that transduces a signal inducing cell death (Eberstadt M; et al. “NMR structure and mutagenesis of the FADD (Mort1) death-effector domain” (1998) Nature. 392 (6679): 941-5).

Accordingly, the exogenous coding sequence inserted according to the invention can encode a factor that has the capability to induce cell death, directly, in combination with, or by activating other compound(s).

As another way to enhance the safety of us of the primary immune cells, the exogenous coding sequence can encodes molecules that confer sensitivity of the immune cells to drugs or other exogenous substrates. Such molecules can be cytochrome(s), such as from the P450 family (Preissner S et al. (2010) “SuperCYP: a comprehensive database on Cytochrome P450 enzymes including a tool for analysis of CYP-drug interactions”. Nucleic Acids Res 38 (Database issue): D237-43), such as CYP2D6-1 (NCBI—NP_000097.3), CYP2D6-2 (NCBI—NP_001020332.2), CYP2C9( ) CYP3A4 (NCBI—NP_000762.2), CYP2C19 (NCBI—NP_000760.1) or CYP1A2 (NCBI—NP_000752.2.), conferring hypersensitivity of the immune cells to a drug, such as cyclophosphamide and/or isophosphamide.

According to a further aspect of the invention, an exogenous sequence is introduced into the engineered immune cells for its expression, especially in vivo, to reduce IL-1, IL-6 or IL-8 trans signalling in view of controlling potential Cyokine Release Syndrome (CRS).

Such an exogenous sequence can encode for instance antibodies directed against IL-6 or IL-8 or against their receptors IL-6R or IL-8R [Shannon, L. et al. (2014) Managing Cytokine Release Syndrome Associated With Novel T Cell-Engaging Therapies. Cancer J. 20(2): 119-122]. Alternatively, while still being part of the present invention, cytokine release syndrome (CRS) can be mitigated by interfering with the macrophage activated syndrome which is one component of CRS [Lee, D. W. et al. (2014) Current concepts in the diagnosis and management of cytokine release syndrome. Blood. 124:188-195]. To achieve this goal, the invention comprises integrating exogenous sequences encoding antagonists of the IL1 or IL18 activating pathways, such as IL1RA (Uniprot #P18510—SEQ ID NO:93) or IL18BP (Uniprot #095998—SEQ ID NO:94) or active fragments or variants thereof.

By “antagonists of the IL1 and IL18 activating pathway” is meant any polypeptide able to interfere with higher expression of IL1 or IL18. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for generating therapeutic cells, wherein exogenous sequences encoding IL1RA or IL18BP are integrated at selected loci, especially PD1, CD25 or CD69, and more preferably in combination with the expression of a CAR, optionally integrated at the TCR and/or PD1 loci.

Preferred exogenous sequences encode antagonists or antibodies that have been approved by drug agencies, such as those marketed under the following names and references:

-   -   Anakinra (CAS registry no: 143090-92-0) (brand name Kineret) is         a recombinant version of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist         (IL1-RA). Anakinra is a variant form of IL1RA as it differs from         native human IL-1Ra by the addition of a single methionine         residue at its amino terminus. Anakinra blocks the biologic         activity of naturally occurring IL-1 [Kalliolias, G D. et         al. (2008) The future of the IL-1 receptor antagonist anakinra:         from rheumatoid arthritis to adult-onset Still's disease and         systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Expert Opin         Investig Drugs. 17(3): 349-59].     -   Rilonacept, (CAS registry no: 501081-76-1) also known as IL-1         Trap (marketed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals under the brand name         Arcalyst), is also an interleukin 1 inhibitor. It is is a         dimeric fusion protein consisting of the ligand-binding domains         of the extracellular portions of the human interleukin-1         receptor component (IL-1R1) and IL-1 receptor accessory protein         (IL-1RAcP) linked in-line to the fragment-crystallizable portion         (Fc region) of human IgG1 that binds and neutralizes IL-1         [McDermott, M. F., (2009) Rilonacept in the treatment of chronic         inflammatory disorders. Drugs of Today. 45(6):423-430].     -   Canakinumab (brand name Ilaris—CAS registry no: 914613-48-2) is         a human monoclonal antibody targeted at interleukin-1 beta. It         has no cross-reactivity with other members of the interleukin-1         family, including interleukin-1 alpha [Rondeau J. M. et         al. (2015) The molecular mode of action and species specificity         of canakinumab, a human monoclonal antibody neutralizing IL-1β.         MAbs. 7(6):1151-60].     -   Tocilizumab (brand name Actemra—CAS registry no: 375823-41-9) is         a humanized monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-6         receptor (IL-6R) [Venkiteshwaran, A. (2009) Tocilizumab. MAbs.         1(5): 432-438].     -   Siltuximab (brand name Sylvant—CAS registry no: 541502-14-1) is         anti-IL-6 chimeric monoclonal antibody or cCLB8) is a chimeric         (made from human and mouse proteins) monoclonal antibody that         binds to interleukin-6 [Rhee, F. et al. (2010) Siltuximab, a         Novel Anti-Interleukin-6 Monoclonal Antibody for Castleman's         Disease. Journal of Clinical Oncology 28 (23): 3701-3708].

However, expressing antibodies might not be the best option for therapeutic grade cells as antibodies are usually not of human origin and can induce adverse immune reactions. That's the reason why the present invention offers alternatives using human proteins or variants thereof, to avoid using antibodies.

Still encompassed by the present invention is a method for preventing cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in immune cell therapy, wherein engineered immune cells are to be administered to a patient, said immune cells being genetically engineered to express or overexpress at least one soluble polypeptide that interfere with a pro-inflammatory cytokine pathway, and wherein said soluble polypeptide is a human protein or a functional variant thereof, said human protein being preferentially not an antibody.

By “interfering with a pro-inflammatory cytokine pathway” is meant that an identified interaction takes place between said soluble polypeptide and at least one component entering the pro-inflammatory cytokine pathway and results into that the overall signal transduced by the complex cytokine/cognate receptor is being reduced.

The present method has been found particularly appropriate with respect to IL1, and/or IL6 and/or IL18 pro-inflammatory cytokine pathway(s).

With respect to the IL-6 pro-inflammatory cytokine pathway said soluble polypeptide can be a soluble form of GP130 as illustrated herein in the experimental part or a functional variant thereof having at least 75%, preferably at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, even more preferably at least 95% polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:61, and interact with the soluble form of IL6Ra.

Such soluble extracellular domain of GP130 is described for instance by Rose-John S. [The Soluble Interleukine Receptor: Advanced Therapeutic Options in Inflammation (2017) Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 102(4):591-598] can be fused with fragments of immunoglobulins, such as sgp130Fc (SEQ ID NO.62). As stated before, said exogenous sequence can be stably integrated into the genome by site directed mutagenesis (i.e. using sequence specific nuclease reagents) and be placed under the transcriptional activity of an endogenous promoter at a locus which is active during immune cell activation, such as one listed in Tables 6, 8 or 9, and preferably up-regulated upon CAR activation or being CAR dependent.

According to a more preferred embodiment, the exogenous sequence is introduced into a CAR positive immune cell, such as one expressing an anti-CD22 CAR T-cell polynucleotide sequence such as SEQ ID NO:31. According to some more specific embodiments, said exogenous sequence coding for a polypeptide which can associate, and preferably interfere, with a cytokine receptor of the IL-6 receptor family, such as said soluble extracellular domain of GP130, is integrated at a PD1, CD25 or CD69 locus. As per the present invention, the endogenous sequence encoding PD1 locus is preferably disrupted by said exogenous sequence.

The invention thus provides with a method for treating or reducing CRS in cell immunotherapy, wherein cells or a therapeutic composition thereof are administered to patients, said cells being genetically modified to secrete polypeptide(s) comprising a soluble extracellular domain of GP130, sGP130Fc, an anti-IL-6 or anti-IL6R antibody, an anti-IL-8 or anti-IL8R antibody, or any fusion thereof.

By “functional variant”, it must be understood a protein that although it doesn't have exactly the same polypeptide sequence, displays substantially the same activity and has the same functional structure.

According to another aspect of the invention, said polypeptide is a mutated IL6Ra (mutIL6Ra), such as a protease cleavage resistant variant of IL6Ra, having at least 75%, preferably at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, even more preferably at least 95% polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:91. Typically, such protease cleavage resistant forms of IL6Ra are mutated into their proteolytic cleavage sites, which preferably correspond to one or several residues between positions 353 and 362 of SEQ ID NO:91, as described by Mullberg. J. et al. [The soluble human IL-6 receptor. Mutational characterization of the proteolytic cleavage site (1994) The Journal of Immunology. 152 (10):4958-68], especially FIG. 4, which is incorporated by reference.

In other instances, said IL6Ra can be mutated so that it does not properly bind GP130, preferably into the interaction site located between amino acid positions 123 to 303, more preferably between 264 to 283 of SEQ ID NO:91 as described for instance by Veverka, V. et al. [Conservation of Functional Sites on Interleukin-6 and Implications for Evolution of Signaling Complex Assembly and Therapeutic Intervention (2012) The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(47):40043-50].

According to a further embodiment of the invention, said polypeptide that interacts with IL1 pathway is IL1Ra or a soluble form of IL1Ra or a functional variant thereof having at least 75%, preferably at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, even more preferably at least 95% polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:93.

According to a further embodiment said polypeptide that interferes with IL-18 pathway is IL18-BP or a functional variant thereof having at least 75%, pref. 80%, more pref. 90%, even more preferably 95% polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:94.

The above soluble polypeptides can be directly expressed or over expressed by the T-cells or NK cells that are being used for cell therapy treatment. In particularly they can be co-expressed with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) or a recombinant T-cell receptor.

As illustrated through the examples, the invention provides specific nuclease reagents and nucleic acid templates to integrate exogenous sequences encoding the soluble polypeptides into the genome at selected endogenous loci. However, these examples shall not be regarded as limiting. According to other embodiments, the exogenous sequences can also be included into expression cassettes to be transfected into the cells by all types of vectors, especially retroviral vectors or AAV, according to techniques well established in the art.

As a further aspect of the invention, the exogenous sequences are transcribed in the immune cells under control of inducible promoters. These promoters are induced by compounds, preferably medically approved small molecules, that may be administered to the patient, concomitantly with the engineered immune cells to prevent CRS through the engineered cells or when a risk of CRS arises as part of a monitoring. Examples of inducible promoters can be found in the literature, such as LexA promoters induced by steroids or tetracycline response element (TRE) that can be induced by tetracycline or doxycycline [Weber W., Fussenegger M. (2004) Inducible Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells and Mice. In: Balbás P., Lorence A. (eds) Recombinant Gene Expression. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 267. Humana Press].

According to another aspect, the exogenous sequence encoding the soluble polypeptide preventing CRS can be transcribed under control of a promoter that is responsive to CAR or TCR activation. Said exogenous sequence can be inserted into the genome under transcriptional control of an endogenous promoter, especially one listed in Table 6 (responsive to T-cell activation). The same promoters may also be incorporated in expression cassette in frame with the exogenous sequence to be expressed to form expression vectors, such as retroviral vectors or AAV vectors as described elsewhere in the present specification.

Preferred endogenous promoters for the expression of the soluble polypeptide interfering with pro-inflammatory cytokine pathway are those driving the transcription of PD1, CD25, CD69, TCR, CTLA4, CD52, Um or DCK proteins, preferably by integration at their respective locus.

According to a preferred embodiment, said integration disrupts the expression of said proteins at said endogenous locus providing the therapeutic advantages presented elsewhere in the present specification.

The invention also relates to the method for preparing such engineered immune cells for cell immunotherapy, said method comprising:

-   -   providing a population of cells comprising T-cells;     -   introducing into a proportion of said T-cells, at least one         nucleic acid comprising an exogenous polynucleotide sequence         expressing a human polypeptide interfering with a         pro-inflammatory cytokine pathway as previously described.

When the exogenous polynucleotide sequence is introduced into the cell's genome by targeted gene integration, the method can involve sequence specific reagents, such as a nuclease. Said sequence specific endonuclease reagent can be selected from a RNA or DNA-guided endonuclease, such as Cas9 or Cpf1, a RNA or DNA guide, a TAL-endonuclease, preferably selected from one described in the examples herein, a zing finger nuclease, a homing endonuclease or any combination thereof. Said targeted gene integration can be operated by homologous recombination or NHEJ into said immune cells. Said exogenous polynucleotide sequence can be integrated under transcriptional control of an endogenous promoter present at said locus as previously described and illustrated in the present specification, in particular at one or several loci expressing β2m, PD1, CD25, CD69, TCR, CTLA4, CD52, β2m or DCK proteins.

As per the present method, the immune cells can be endowed with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), which is preferably integrated at a TCR locus to prevent the expression of the endogenous TCR sequences. Such methods result into engineered immune cells for allogenic treatments, preferably human engineered primary cells, comprising an exogenous sequence expressing a soluble form of IL6Ra, GP130, IL1Ra or IL18-BP as previously described.

The engineered immune cells according to the invention can typically present one of the following genotypes, which generally also reflect their phenotypes:

-   -   [CAR]^(positive)[GP130]^(positive)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[GP130]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[GP130]^(positive)[PD1]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[GP130]^(positive)[β2m]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[GP130]^(positive)[CD25]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[GP130]^(positive)[CD25]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[sGP130]^(positive)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[sGP130]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[sGP130]^(positive)[PD1]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[sGP130]^(positive)[β2m]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[sGP130]^(positive)[CD25]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[IL1RA]^(positive)[CD25]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[IL1RA]^(positive)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[IL1RA]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[IL1RA]^(positive)[PD1]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[IL1RA]^(positive)[β2m]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[IL1RA]^(positive)[CD25]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[IL18BP]^(positive)[CD25]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[IL18BP]^(positive)[PD1]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[IL18BP]^(positive)[β2m]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[IL18BP]^(positive)[CD25]^(negative)     -   [CAR]^(positive)[TCR]^(negative)[IL18BP]^(positive)[CD25]^(negative)         The above genotypes or phenotypes are only a few examples of         engineered cells obtainable by the method of the present         invention described herein.

Improving the Efficiency of Gene Targeted Insertion in Primary Immune Cells Using AAV Vectors

The present specification provides with donor templates and sequence specific reagents as illustrated in the figures that are useful to perform efficient insertion of a coding sequence in frame with endogenous promoters, in particular PD1 and CD25, as well as means and sequences for detecting proper insertion of said exogenous sequences at said loci.

The donor templates according to the present invention are generally polynucleotide sequences which can be included into a variety of vectors described in the art prompt to deliver the donor templates into the nucleus at the time the endonuclease reagents get active to obtain their site directed insertion into the genome generally by NHEJ or homologous recombination,

Specifically, the present invention provides specific donor polynucleotides for expression of IL-15 (SEQ ID NO.59) at the PD1 locus comprising one or several of the following sequences:

-   -   Sequence encoding IL-15, such as one presenting identity with         SEQ ID NO:50;     -   Upstream and downstream (also referred to left and right)         sequences homologous to the PD1 locus, comprising preferably         polynucleotide sequences SEQ ID NO:45 and SEQ ID NO:46;     -   optionally, a sequence encoding soluble form of an IL-15         receptor (sIL-15R), such as one presenting identity with SEQ ID         NO:50;     -   optionally, at least one: 2 A peptide cleavage site such as one         of SEQ ID NO:53 (F2A), SEQ ID NO:54 (P2A) and/or SEQ ID NO:55         (T2A),

Specifically, the present invention provides specific donor polynucleotides for expression of IL-12 (SEQ ID NO:58) at the PD1 locus comprising one or several of the following sequences:

-   -   Sequence encoding IL-12a, such as one presenting identity with         SEQ ID NO:47;     -   Upstream and downstream (also referred to left and right)         sequences homologous to the PD1 locus, comprising preferably         polynucleotide sequences SEQ ID NO:45 and SEQ ID NO:46;     -   optionally, a sequence encoding IL-12b, such as one presenting         identity with SEQ ID NO:48;     -   optionally, at least one 2A peptide cleavage site such as one of         SEQ ID NO:53 (F2A), SEQ ID NO:54 (P2A) and/or SEQ ID NO:55         (T2A),

Specifically, the present invention provides specific donor polynucleotides for expression of soluble GP130 (comprising SEQ ID NO.61) at the PD1 locus comprising one or several of the following sequences:

-   -   Sequence encoding soluble GP130, preferably a soluble gp130         fused to a Fc, such as one presenting identity with SEQ ID         NO:62;     -   Upstream and downstream (also referred to left and right)         sequences homologous to the PD1 locus, comprising preferably         polynucleotide sequences SEQ ID NO:45 and SEQ ID NO:46;     -   optionally, at least one 2A peptide cleavage site such as one of         SEQ ID NO:53 (F2A), SEQ ID NO:54 (P2A) and/or SEQ ID NO:55         (T2A),

Specifically, the present invention provides specific donor polynucleotides for expression of IL-15 (SEQ ID NO.59) at the CD25 locus comprising one or several of the following sequences:

-   -   Sequence encoding IL-15, such as one presenting identity with         SEQ ID NO:50;     -   Upstream and downstream (also referred to left and right)         sequences homologous to the CD25 locus, comprising preferably         polynucleotide sequences SEQ ID NO:43 and SEQ ID NO:44;     -   optionally, a sequence encoding soluble form of an IL-15         receptor (sIL-15R), such as one presenting identity with SEQ ID         NO:50;     -   optionally, at least one 2A peptide cleavage site such as one of         SEQ ID NO:53 (F2A), SEQ ID NO:54 (P2A) and/or SEQ ID NO:55         (T2A),

Specifically, the present invention provides specific donor polynucleotides for expression of IL-12 (SEQ ID NO:58) at the CD25 locus comprising one or several of the following sequences:

-   -   Sequence encoding IL-12a, such as one presenting identity with         SEQ ID NO:47;     -   Upstream and downstream (also referred to left and right)         sequences homologous to the CD25 locus, comprising preferably         polynucleotide sequences SEQ ID NO:43 and SEQ ID NO:44;     -   optionally, a sequence encoding IL-12b, such as one presenting         identity with SEQ ID NO:48;     -   optionally, at least one 2A peptide cleavage site such as one of         SEQ ID NO:53 (F2A), SEQ ID NO:54 (P2A) and/or SEQ ID NO:55         (T2A),

Specifically, the present invention provides specific donor polynucleotides for expression of soluble GP130 (comprising SEQ ID NO.61) at the CD25 locus comprising one or several of the following sequences:

-   -   Sequence encoding soluble GP130, preferably a soluble gp130         fused to a Fc, such as one presenting identity with SEQ ID         NO:62;     -   Upstream and downstream (also referred to left and right)         sequences homologous to the CD25 locus, comprising preferably         polynucleotide sequences SEQ ID NO:43 and SEQ ID NO:44;     -   optionally, at least one 2A peptide cleavage site such as one of         SEQ ID NO:53 (F2A), SEQ ID NO:54 (P2A) and/or SEQ ID NO:55         (T2A),

As illustrated in the examples herein, the inventors have significantly improved the rate of gene targeted insertion into human cells by using AAV vectors, especially vectors from the AAV6 family.

One broad aspect of the present invention is thus the transduction of AAV vectors in human primary immune cells, in conjunction with the expression of sequence specific endonuclease reagents, such as TALE endonucleases, more preferably introduced under mRNA form, to increase homologous recombination events in these cells.

According to one aspect of this invention, sequence specific endonuclease reagents can be introduced into the cells by transfection, more preferably by electroporation of mRNA encoding said sequence specific endonuclease reagents, such as TALE nucleases.

Still according to this broad aspect, the invention more particularly provides a method of insertion of an exogenous nucleic acid sequence into an endogenous polynucleotide sequence in a cell, comprising at least the steps of:

-   -   transducing into said cell an AAV vector comprising said         exogenous nucleic acid sequence and sequences homologous to the         targeted endogenous DNA sequence, and     -   Inducing the expression of a sequence specific endonuclease         reagent to cleave said endogenous sequence at the locus of         insertion.

The obtained insertion of the exogenous nucleic acid sequence may result into the introduction of genetic material, correction or replacement of the endogenous sequence, more preferably “in frame” with respect to the endogenous gene sequences at that locus.

According to another aspect of the invention, from 10⁵ to 10⁷, preferably from 10⁶ to 10⁷, more preferably about 5.10⁶ viral genomes are transduced per cell.

According to another aspect of the invention, the cells can be treated with proteasome inhibitors, such as Bortezomib to further help homologous recombination.

As one object of the present invention, the AAV vector used in the method can comprise a promoterless exogenous coding sequence as any of those referred to in this specification in order to be placed under control of an endogenous promoter at one loci selected among those listed in the present specification.

As one object of the present invention, the AAV vector used in the method can comprise a 2A peptide cleavage site followed by the cDNA (minus the start codon) forming the exogenous coding sequence.

As one object of the present invention, said AAV vector comprises an exogenous sequence coding for a chimeric antigen receptor, especially an anti-CD19 CAR, an anti-CD22 CAR, an anti-CD123 CAR, an anti-CS1 CAR, an anti-CCL1 CAR, an anti-HSP70 CAR, an anti-GD3 CAR or an anti-ROR1 CAR.

The invention thus encompasses any AAV vectors designed to perform the method herein described, especially vectors comprising a sequence homologous to a locus of insertion located in any of the endogenous gene responsive to T-cell activation referred to in Table 4.

Many other vectors known in the art, such as plasmids, episomal vectors, linear DNA matrices, etc. . . . can also be used following the teachings to the present invention.

As stated before, the DNA vector used according to the invention preferably comprises: (1) said exogenous nucleic acid comprising the exogenous coding sequence to be inserted by homologous recombination, and (2) a sequence encoding the sequence specific endonuclease reagent that promotes said insertion. According to a more preferred aspect, said exogenous nucleic acid under (1) does not comprise any promoter sequence, whereas the sequence under (2) has its own promoter. According to an even more preferred aspect, the nucleic acid under (1) comprises an Internal Ribosome Entry Site (IRES) or “self-cleaving” 2A peptides, such as T2A, P2A, E2A or F2A, so that the endogenous gene where the exogenous coding sequence is inserted becomes multi-cistronic. The IRES of 2A Peptide can precede or follow said exogenous coding sequence.

Preferred vectors of the present invention are vectors derived from AAV6, comprising donor polynucleotides as previously described herein or illustrated in the experimental section and figures. Examples of vectors according to the invention comprise or consist of polynucleotides having identity with sequences SEQ ID NO:37 (matrix for integration of sequence coding for IL-15 into the CD25 locus), SEQ ID NO:38 (matrix for integration of sequence coding for IL-15 into the PD1 locus), SEQ ID NO:39 (matrix for integration of sequence coding for IL-12 into the CD25 locus), SEQ ID NO:40 (matrix for integration of sequence coding for IL-12 into the PD1 locus), SEQ ID NO:69 (matrix for integration of HLAE VMAPRTLFL peptide), SEQ ID NO:71 (matrix for integration of HLAE VMAPRTLIL peptide), SEQ ID NO:73 (matrix for integration of UL18 actine peptide into the B2m locus, SEQ ID NO:75 (matrix for integration of UL18 HLACw peptide inserted at the B2m locus), and SEQ ID NO:77 (matrix for integration of UL18_βHLAG peptide into the β2m locus).

Gene Targeted Integration in Immune Cells Under Transcriptional Control of Endogenous Promoters

The present invention, in one of its main aspects, is taking advantage of the endogenous transcriptional activity of the immune cells to express exogenous sequences that improve their therapeutic potential.

The invention provides with several embodiments based on the profile of transcriptional activity of the endogenous promoters and on a selection of promoter loci useful to carry out the invention. Preferred loci are those, which transcription activity is generally high upon immune cell activation, especially in response to CAR activation (CAR-sensitive promoters) when the cells are endowed with CARs.

Accordingly, the invention provides with a method for producing allogeneic therapeutic immune cells by expressing a first exogenous sequence encoding a CAR at the TCR locus, thereby disrupting TCR expression, and expressing a second exogenous coding sequence under transcriptional activity of an endogenous locus, preferably dependent from either:

-   -   CD3/CD28 activation, such as dynabeads, which is useful for         instance for promoting cells expansion;     -   CAR activation, such as through the CD3zeta pathway, which is         useful for instance to activate immune cells functions         on-target;     -   Transcriptional activity linked to the appearance of disease         symptom or molecular marker. which is useful for instance for         activating the cells in-situ in ill organs.     -   Cell differentiation, which is useful for conferring therapeutic         properties to cells at a given level of differentiation or to         express protein into a particular lineage (see FIG. 1), for         instance at the time hematopoietic cells gain their immune         functions; or/and     -   TME (Tumor microoenvironment), which is useful for redirect         cells activity and their amplification to specific tumor         conditions (hypoxia, low glucose . . . ), or for preventing         exhaustion and/or sustaining activation;     -   CRS (cytokine release syndrome), which is useful to mitigate         adverse events related to CAR T-cell activity.

The inventors have established a first list of endogenous genes (Table 6) which have been found to be particularly appropriate for applying the targeted gene recombination as per the present invention. To draw this list, they have come across several transcriptome murine databases, in particular that from the Immunological Genome Project Consortium referred to in Best J. A. et al. [“Transcriptional insights into the CD8(+) T cell response to infection and memory T cell formation” (2013) Nat. Immunol. 14(4):404-12], which allows comparing transcription levels of various genes upon T-cell activation, in response to ovalbumin antigens. Also, because very few data is available with respect to human T-cell activation, they had to make some extrapolations and analysis from these data and compare with the human situation by studying available literature related to the human genes. The selected loci are particularly relevant for the insertion of sequences encoding CARs. Based on the first selection of Table 6, they made subsequent selections of genes based on their expected expression profiles (Tables 7 to 10).

On another hand, the inventors have identified a selection of transcriptional loci that are mostly inactive, which would be most appropriate to insert expression cassette(s) to express exogenous coding sequence under the transcriptional control of exogenous promoters. These loci are referred to as “safe harbor loci” as those being mostly transcriptionally inactive, especially during T-Cell activation. They are useful to integrate a coding sequence by reducing at the maximum the risk of interfering with genome expression of the immune cells.

Gene Targeted Insertion Under Control of Endogenous Promoters that are Steadily Active During Immune Cell Activation

A selection of endogenous gene loci related to this embodiment is listed in Table 7.

Accordingly the method of the present invention provides with the step of performing gene targeted insertion under control of an endogenous promoter that is constantly active during immune cell activation, preferably from of an endogenous gene selected from CD3G, Rn28s1, Rn18s, Rn7sk, Actg1, β2m, Rpl18a, Pabpc1, Gapdh, Rpl17, Rpl19, Rplp0, Cfl1 and Pfn1.

By “steadily active” means that the transcriptional activity observed for these promoters in the primary immune cell is not affected by a negative regulation upon the activation of the immune cell.

As reported elsewhere (Acuto, O. (2008) “Tailoring T-cell receptor signals by proximal negative feedback mechanisms”. Nature Reviews Immunology 8:699-712), the promoters present at the TCR locus are subjected to different negative feedback mechanisms upon TCR engagement and thus may not be steadily active or up regulated during for the method of the present invention. The present invention has been designed to some extend to avoid using the TCR locus as a possible insertion site for exogenous coding sequences to be expressed during T-cell activation. Therefore, according to one aspect of the invention, the targeted insertion of the exogenous coding sequence is not performed at a TCRalpha or TCRbeta gene locus.

Examples of exogenous coding sequence that can be advantageously introduced at such loci under the control of steadily active endogenous promoters, are those encoding or positively regulating the production of a cytokine, a chemokine receptor, a molecule conferring resistance to a drug, a co-stimulation ligand, such as 4-1BRL and OX40L, or of a secreted antibody.

Gene Integration Under Endogenous Promoters that are Dependent from Immune Cell Activation or Dependent from CAR Activation

As stated before, the method of the present invention provides with the step of performing gene targeted insertion under control of an endogenous promoter, which transcriptional activity is preferably up-regulated upon immune cell activation, either transiently or over more than 10 days.

By “immune cell activation” is meant production of an immune response as per the mechanisms generally described and commonly established in the literature for a given type of immune cells. With respect to T-cell, for instance, T-cell activation is generally characterized by one of the changes consisting of cell surface expression by production of a variety of proteins, including CD69, CD71 and CD25 (also a marker for Treg cells), and HLA-DR (a marker of human T cell activation), release of perforin, granzymes and granulysin (degranulation), or production of cytokine effectors IFN-γ, TNF and LT-alpha.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the transcriptional activity of the endogenous gene is up-regulated in the immune cell, especially in response to an activation by a CAR. The CAR can be independently expressed in the immune cell. By “independently expressed” is meant that the CAR can be transcribed in the immune cell from an exogenous expression cassette introduced, for instance, using a retroviral vector, such as a lentiviral vector, or by transfecting capped messenger RNAs by electroporation encoding such CAR Many methods are known in the art to express a CAR into an immune cell as described for instance by (REF.)

Said endogenous gene whose transcriptional activity is up regulated are particularly appropriate for the integration of exogenous sequences to encode cytokine(s), such as IL-12 and IL-15, immunogenic peptide(s), or a secreted antibody, such as an anti-IDO1, anti-IL10, anti-PD1, anti-PDL1, anti-IL6 or anti-PGE2 antibody.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the endogenous promoter is selected for its transcriptional activity being responsive to, and more preferably being dependent from CAR activation.

As shown herein, CD69, CD25 and PD1 are such loci, which are particularly appropriate for the insertion of expression of an exogenous coding sequences to be expressed when the immune cells get activated, especially into CAR positive immune cells.

The present invention thus combines any methods of expressing a CAR into an immune cell with the step of performing a site directed insertion of an exogenous coding sequence at a locus, the transcriptional activity of which is responsive to or dependent from the engagement of said CAR with a tumor antigen. Especially, the method comprises the step of introducing into a CAR positive or Recombinant TCR positive immune cell an exogenous sequence encoding IL-12 or IL-15 under transcriptional control of one promoter selected from PD1, CD25 and CD69 promoters.

In particular, CAR positive cells can obtained by following the steps of co-expressing into an immune cell, preferably a primary cell, and more preferably into a primary T-cell, at least one exogenous sequence encoding a CAR and another exogenous sequence placed under an endogenous promoter dependent, which transcriptional activity is dependent from said CAR, such a PD1, CD25 or CD71.

The expression “dependent from said CAR” means that the transcriptional activity of said endogenous promoter is necessary increased by more than 10%, preferably by more than 20%, more preferably by more than 50% and even more preferably more than 80%, as a result of the engagement of the CAR with its cognate antigen, in a situation where, in general, the antigens are exceeding the number of CARs present at the cell surface and the number of CARs expressed at the cell surface is more than 10 per cell, preferably more than 100, and more preferably more than 1000 molecules per cells.

The present invention thus teaches the expression of a CAR sequence, preferably inserted at the TCR locus and constitutively expressed, whereas another exogenous sequence integrated at another locus is co-expressed, in response to, or dependent from, the engagement of said CAR with its cognate antigen. Said another locus is for instance CD25, PD1 or CD71 or any loci being specifically transcribed upon CAR activation.

In other words, the invention provides the co-expression of a CAR and at least one exogenous coding sequence, the expression of said exogenous sequence being under control of an endogenous promoter the transcriptional activity of which is influenced by the CAR activity, this being done in view of obtaining engineered immune cells offering a better immune response.

As previously described, this can be performed by transfecting the cells with sequence-specific nuclease reagents targeting the coding regions of such loci being specifically CAR dependent, along with donor templates comprising sequences homologous to said genomic regions. The sequence specific nuclease reagents help the donor templates to be integrated by homologous recombination or NHEJ.

According to a preferred embodiment, the exogenous coding sequence is integrated in frame with the endogenous gene, so that the expression of said endogenous gene is preserved. This is the case for instance with respect to CD25 and CD69 in at least one example of the experimental section herein.

According to a preferred embodiment, the exogenous sequence disrupts the endogenous coding sequence of the gene to prevent its expression of one endogenous coding sequence, especially when this expression has a negative effect on the immune cell functions, as it the case for instance with PD1 in the experimental section herein.

According to an even more preferred embodiments, the exogenous coding sequence, which disrupts the endogenous gene sequence is placed in frame with the endogenous promoter, so that its expression is made dependent from the endogenous promoter as also shown in the experimental section.

The present invention is also drawn to the polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences encoding the different TAL-nucleases exemplified in the present patent application, especially those permitting the site directed insertion at the CD25 locus (SEQ ID NO:18 and 19), as well as their respective target and RVD sequences.

The present invention also encompasses kits for immune cells transfection comprising polynucleotides encoding the sequence-specific endonuclease reagents and the donor sequences designed to integrate the exogenous sequence at the locus targeted by said reagents. Examples of such kits are a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting PD1 locus (ex: PD1 TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding IL-12, a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting PD1 locus (ex: PD1 TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding IL-15, a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting CD25 locus (ex: CD25 TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding IL-12, a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting CD25 locus (ex: CD25 TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding IL-15, a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting PD1 locus (ex: PD1 TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding soluble gp130, a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting CD25 locus (ex: CD25 TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding soluble gp130, and any kits involving endonuclease reagents targeting a gene listed in table 6, and a donor matrix for introducing a coding sequence referred to in the present specification.

Further examples of such kits are a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting PD1 locus (ex: PD1 TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding IL-12, a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting PD1 locus (ex: PD1 TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding IL-15, a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting CD25 locus (ex: CD25 TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding IL-12, a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting CD25 locus (ex: CD25 TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding IL-15, a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting β2m locus (ex: β2m TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding NK inhibitor, such as comprising a heavy chain from HLA-E or HLA-G, a kit comprising mRNA encoding rare-cutting endonuclease targeting β2m locus (ex: β2m TALEN®) and an AAV vector comprising an exogenous sequence encoding soluble gp130, and any kits involving endonuclease reagents targeting a gene listed in table 6, and a donor matrix for introducing a coding sequence referred to in the present specification

The present invention also provides kits for immune cells transfection comprising polynucleotides encoding sequence-specific endonuclease reagents and an exogenous polynucleotide sequence, preferably comprised into a AAV vector, said exogenous sequence comprising a sequence encoding antagonists of the IL1 and IL18 activating pathways, such as IL1RA (Uniprot #P18510) or IL18BP (Uniprot #095998) or active fragments or variants thereof.

According to one aspect of the invention, the endogenous gene is selected for a weak up-regulation. The exogenous coding sequence introduced into said endogenous gene whose transcriptional activity is weakly up regulated, can be advantageously a constituent of an inhibitory CAR, or of an apoptotic CAR, which expression level has generally to remain lower than that of a positive CAR. Such combination of CAR expression, for instance one transduced with a viral vector and the other introduced according to the invention, can greatly improve the specificity or safety of CAR immune cells

Some endogenous promoters are transiently up-regulated, sometimes over less than 12 hours upon immune cell activation, such as those selected from the endogenous gene loci Spata6, Itga6, Rcbtb2, Cd1d1, St8sia4, Itgae and Fam214a (Table 8). Other endogenous promoters are up-regulated over less than 24 hours upon immune cell activation, such as those selected from the endogenous gene loci IL3, IL2, Ccl4, IL21, Gp49a, Nr4a3, Lilrb4, Cd200, Cdkn1a, Gzmc, Nr4a2, Cish, Ccr8, Lad1 and Crabp2 (Table 9) and others over more than 24 hours, more generally over more than 10 days, upon immune cell activation. Such as those selected from Gzmb, Tbx21, Plek, Chek1, Slamf7, Zbtb32, Tigit, Lag3, Gzma, Wee1, IL12rb2, Eea1 and Dtl (Table 9).

Alternatively, the inventors have found that endogenous gene under transcriptional control of promoters that are down-regulated upon immune cell activation, could also be of interest for the method according to the present invention. Indeed they have conceived that exogenous coding sequences encoding anti-apoptotic factors, such as of Bcl2 family, BcIXL, NF-kB, Survivin, or anti-FAP (fibroblast activation protein), such as a constituent of a CAR anti-FAP, could be introduced at said loci. Said endogenous gene under transcriptional control of promoters that are down-regulated upon immune cell activation can be more particularly selected from Slc6a19, Cd55, Xkrx, Mturn, H2-Ob, Cnr2, Itgae, Raver2, Zbtb20, Arrb1, Abca1, Tet1, Slc16a5 and Ampd3 (Table 10)

Gene Integration Under Endogenous Promoters Activated Under Tumor Microenvironment (TME) Conditions

One aspect of the present invention more particularly concerns methods to prevent immune cells exhaustion in tumor microenvironment (TME) conditions. Immune cells often get exhausted in response to nutrient depletion or molecular signals found in the microoenvironment of tumors, which helps tumor resistance. The method comprises the steps of engineering immune cells by integrating exogenous coding sequences under control of endogenous promoters which are up-regulated under arginine, cysteine, tryptophan and oxygen deprivation as well as extracellular acidosis (lactate build up).

Such exogenous sequences may encode chimeric antigen receptors, interleukins, or any polypeptide given elsewhere in this specification to bolster immune cells function or activation and/or confer a therapeutic advantage.

The inventors have listed a number of loci which have been found to be upregulated in a large number of exhausted tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), which are listed in tables 12 and 13. The invention provides with the step of integrating exogenous coding sequences at these preferred loci to prevent exhaustion of the immune cells, in particular T-cells, in tumor microoenvironment.

For instance, the exogenous sequences encoding a CAR can be placed under transcriptional control of the promoter of endogenous genes that are activated by the tumor microenvironment, such as HIF1a, transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor, or the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), These gene are sensors respectively induced by hypoxia and xenobiotics in the close environment of tumors.

The present invention is thus useful to improve the therapeutic outcome of CAR T-cell therapies by integrating exogenous coding sequences, and more generally genetic attributes/circuits, under the control of endogenous T-cell promoters influenced by tumor microenvironment (TME).

Pursuant to the invention, upregulation of endogenous genes can be “hijacked” to re-express relevant exogenous coding sequences to improve the antitumor activity of CAR T-cells in certain tumor microenvironment.

Gene Targeted Insertion and Expression in Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs)

One aspect of the present invention more particularly concerns the insertion of transgenes into hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs).

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are multipotent, self-renewing progenitor cells from which all differentiated blood cell types arise during the process of hematopoiesis. These cells include lymphocytes, granulocytes, and macrophages of the immune system as well as circulating erythrocytes and platelets. Classically, HSCs are thought to differentiate into two lineage-restricted, lymphoid and myelo-erythroid, oligopotent progenitor cells. The mechanisms controlling HSC self-renewal and differentiation are thought to be influenced by a diverse set of cytokines, chemokines, receptors, and intracellular signaling molecules. Differentiation of HSCs is regulated, in part, by growth factors and cytokines including colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) and interleukins (I Ls) that activate intracellular signaling pathways. The factors depicted below are known to influence HSC multipotency, proliferation, and lineage commitment. HSCs and their differentiated progeny can be identified by the expression of specific cell surface lineage markers such as cluster of differentiation (CD) proteins and cytokine receptors into hematopoietic stem cells.

Gene therapy using HSCs has enormous potential to treat diseases of the hematopoietic system including immune diseases. In this approach, HSCs are collected from a patient, gene-modified ex-vivo using integrating retroviral vectors, and then infused into a patient. To date retroviral vectors have been the only effective gene delivery system for HSC gene therapy. Gene delivery to HSCs using integrating vectors thereby allowing for efficient delivery to HSC-derived mature hematopoietic cells. However, the gene-modified cells that are infused into a patient are a polyclonal population, where the different cells have vector proviruses integrated at different chromosomal locations, which can result into many adverse mutations, which may be amplified due to some proliferative/survival advantage of these mutations (Powers and Trobridge (2013) “Identification of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Engraftment Genes in Gene Therapy Studies” J Stem Cell Res Ther S3:004. doi:10.4172/2157-7633.S3-00).

HSCs are commonly harvested from the peripheral blood after mobilization (patients receive recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)). The patient's peripheral blood is collected and enriched for HSCs using the CD34+ marker. HSCs are then cultured ex vivo and exposed to viral vectors. The ex vivo culture period varies from 1 to 4 days. Prior to the infusion of gene-modified HSCs, patients may be treated with chemotherapy agents or irradiation to help enhance the engraftment efficiency. Gene-modified HSCs are re-infused into the patient intravenously. The cells migrate into the bone marrow before finally residing in the sinusoids and perivascular tissue. Both homing and hematopoiesis are integral aspects of engraftment. Cells that have reached the stem cell niche through homing will begin producing mature myeloid and lymphoid cells from each blood lineage. Hematopoiesis continues through the action of long-term HSCs, which are capable of self-renewal for life-long generation of the patient's mature blood cells, in particular the production of common lymphoid progenitor cells, such as T cells and NK cells, which are key immune cells for eliminating infected and malignant cells.

The present invention provides with performing gene targeted insertion in HSCs to introduce exogenous coding sequences under the control of endogenous promoters, especially endogenous promoters of genes that are specifically activated into cells of a particular hematopoietic lineage or at particular differentiation stage, preferably at a late stage of differentiation. The HSCs can be transduced with a polynucleotide vector (donor template), such as an AAV vector, during an ex-vivo treatment as referred to in the previous paragraph, whereas a sequence specific nuclease reagent is expressed as to promote the insertion of the coding sequences at the selected locus. The resulting engineered HSCs can be then engrafted into a patient in need thereof for a long term in-vivo production of engineered immune cells that will comprise said exogenous coding sequences. Depending on the activity of the selected endogenous promoter, the coding sequences will be selectively expressed in certain lineages or in response to the local environment of the immune cells in-vivo, thereby providing adoptive immunotherapy.

According to one preferred aspect of the invention, the exogenous coding sequences are placed under the control of promoters of a gene, which transcriptional activity is specifically induced in common lymphoid progenitor cells, such as CD34, CD43, Flt-3/Flk-2, IL-7 R alpha/CD127 and Neprilysin/CD10.

More preferably, the exogenous coding sequences are placed under the control of promoters of a gene, which transcriptional activity is specifically induced in NK cells, such as CD161, CD229/SLAMF3, CD96, DNAM-1/CD226, Fc gamma RII/CD32, Fc gamma RII/RIII (CD32/CD16), Fc gamma RIII (CD16), IL-2 R beta, Integrin alpha 2/CD49b, KIR/CD158, NCAM-1/CD56, NKG2A/CD159a, NKG2C/CD159c, NKG2D/CD314, NKp30/NCR3, NKp44/NCR2, NKp46/NCR1, NKp80/KLRF1, Siglec-7/CD328 and TIGIT, or induced in T-cells, such as CCR7, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD28, CD45, CD96, CD229/SLAMF3, DNAM-1/CD226, CD25/IL-2 R alpha, L-Selectin/CD62L and TIGIT.

The invention comprises as a preferred aspect the introduction of an exogenous sequence encoding a CAR, or a component thereof, into HSCs, preferably under the transcriptional control of a promoter of a gene that is not expressed in HSC, more preferably a gene that is only expressed in the hematopoietic cells produced by said HSC, and even more preferably of a gene that is only expressed in T-cells or NK cells.

Conditional CAR Expression in HSCs to Overpass the Thymus Barrier

A particular aspect of the present invention concerns the in-vivo production by the above engineered HSCs of hematopoietic immune cells, such as T-cells or NK-cells, expressing exogenous coding sequences, in particular a CAR or a component thereof.

One major bar of the production of hematopoietic CAR positive cells by engineered HSCs, for instance, is the rejection of the CAR positive cells by the immune system itself, especially by the thymus.

The blood-thymus barrier regulates exchange of substances between the circulatory system and thymus, providing a sequestered environment for immature T cells to develop. The barrier also prevents the immature T cells from contacting foreign antigens (since contact with antigens at this stage will cause the T cells to die by apoptosis).

One solution provided by the present invention is to place the sequences encoding the CAR components in the HSCs under the transcriptional control of promoters which are not significantly transcribed into the hematopoietic cells when they pass through the thymus barrier. One example of a gene that offers a conditional expression of the CAR into the hematopoietic cells with reduced or no significant transcriptional activity in the thymus is LCK (Uniprot: P06239).

According to a preferred aspect of the invention the exogenous sequence encoding a CAR, or a component thereof, is introduced into the HSC under the transcriptional control of a gene that is described as being specifically expressed in T-cells or NK cells, preferably in these types of cells only.

The invention thereby provides with a method of producing HSCs comprising an exogenous coding sequences to be expressed exclusively in selected hematopoietic lineage(s), said coding sequences encoding preferably at least one component of a CAR or of an antigen in order to stimulate the immune system.

More broadly, the invention provides with a method of engineering HSCs by gene targeted insertion of an exogenous coding sequences to be selectively expressed in the hematopoietic cells produced by said HSCs. As a preferred embodiment, said hematopoietic cells produced by said engineered HSCs express said exogenous coding sequences in response to selected environmental factors or in-vivo stimuli to improve their therapeutic potential.

Combining Targeted Sequence Insertion(s) in Immune Cells with the Inactivation of Endogenous Genomic Sequences

One particular focus of the present invention is to perform gene inactivation in primary immune cells at a locus, by integrating exogenous coding sequence at said locus, the expression of which improves the therapeutic potential of said engineered cells. Examples of relevant exogenous coding sequences that can be inserted according to the invention have been presented above in connection with their positive effects on the therapeutic potential of the cells. Here below are presented the endogenous gene that are preferably targeted by gene targeted insertion and the advantages associated with their inactivation.

According to a preferred aspect of the invention, the insertion of the coding sequence has the effect of reducing or preventing the expression of genes involved into self and non-self recognition to reduce host versus graft disease (GVHD) reaction or immune rejection upon introduction of the allogeneic cells into a recipient patient. For instance, one of the sequence-specific reagents used in the method can reduce or prevent the expression of TCR in primary T-cells, such as the genes encoding TCR-alpha or TCR-beta.

As another preferred aspect, one gene editing step is to reduce or prevent the expression of the Um protein and/or another protein involved in its regulation such as C2TA (Uniprot P33076) or in MHC recognition, such as HLA proteins. This permits the engineered immune cells to be less alloreactive when infused into patients.

By “allogeneic therapeutic use” is meant that the cells originate from a donor in view of being infused into patients having a different haplotype. Indeed, the present invention provides with an efficient method for obtaining primary cells, which can be gene edited in various gene loci involved into host-graft interaction and recognition.

Other loci may also be edited in view of improving the activity, the persistence of the therapeutic activity of the engineered primary cells as detailed here after:

Inactivation of Checkpoint Receptors and Immune Cells Inhibitory Pathways:

According to a preferred aspect of the invention, the inserted exogenous coding sequence has the effect of reducing or preventing the expression of a protein involved in immune cells inhibitory pathways, in particular those referred to in the literature as “immune checkpoint” (Pardoll, D. M. (2012) The blockade of immune checkpoints in cancer immunotherapy, Nature Reviews Cancer, 12:252-264). In the sense of the present invention, “immune cells inhibitory pathways” means any gene expression in immune cells that leads to a reduction of the cytotoxic activity of the lymphocytes towards malignant or infected cells. This can be for instance a gene involved into the expression of FOXP3, which is known to drive the activity of Tregs upon T cells (moderating T-cell activity).

“Immune checkpoints” are molecules in the immune system that either turn up a signal (co-stimulatory molecules) or turn down a signal of activation of an immune cell. As per the present invention, immune checkpoints more particularly designate surface proteins involved in the ligand-receptor interactions between T cells and antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that regulate the T cell response to antigen (which is mediated by peptide-major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule complexes that are recognized by the T cell receptor (TCR)). These interactions can occur at the initiation of T cell responses in lymph nodes (where the major APCs are dendritic cells) or in peripheral tissues or tumours (where effector responses are regulated). One important family of membrane-bound ligands that bind both co-stimulatory and inhibitory receptors is the B7 family. All of the B7 family members and their known ligands belong to the immunoglobulin superfamily. Many of the receptors for more recently identified B7 family members have not yet been identified. Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) family members that bind to cognate TNF receptor family molecules represent a second family of regulatory ligand-receptor pairs. These receptors predominantly deliver co-stimulatory signals when engaged by their cognate ligands. Another major category of signals that regulate the activation of T cells comes from soluble cytokines in the microenvironment. In other cases, activated T cells upregulate ligands, such as CD40L, that engage cognate receptors on APCs. A2aR, adenosine A2a receptor; B7RP1, B7-related protein 1; BTLA, B and T lymphocyte attenuator; GAL9, galectin 9; HVEM, herpesvirus entry mediator; ICOS, inducible T cell co-stimulator; IL, interleukin; KIR, killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor; LAG3, lymphocyte activation gene 3; PD1, programmed cell death protein 1; PDL, PD1 ligand; TGFβ, transforming growth factor-β; TIM3, T cell membrane protein 3.

Examples of further endogenous genes, which expression could be reduced or suppressed to turn-up activation in the engineered immune cells according the present invention are listed in Table 3.

For instance, the inserted exogenous coding sequence(s) can have the effect of reducing or preventing the expression, by the engineered immune cell of at least one protein selected from PD1 (Uniprot Q15116), CTLA4 (Uniprot P16410), PPP2CA (Uniprot P67775), PPP2CB (Uniprot P62714), PTPN6 (Uniprot P29350), PTPN22 (Uniprot Q9Y2R2), LAG3 (Uniprot P18627), HAVCR2 (Uniprot Q8TDQ0), BTLA (Uniprot Q7Z6A9), CD160 (Uniprot O95971), TIGIT (Uniprot Q495A1), CD96 (Uniprot P40200), CRTAM (Uniprot O95727), LAIR1 (Uniprot Q6GTX8), SIGLEC7 (Uniprot Q9Y286), SIGLEC9 (Uniprot Q9Y336), CD244 (Uniprot Q9BZW8), TNFRSF10B (Uniprot O14763), TNFRSF10A (Uniprot O00220), CASP8 (Uniprot Q14790), CASP10 (Uniprot Q92851), CASP3 (Uniprot P42574), CASP6 (Uniprot P55212), CASP7 (Uniprot P55210), FADD (Uniprot Q13158), FAS (Uniprot P25445), TGFBRII (Uniprot P37173), TGFRBRI (Uniprot Q15582), SMAD2 (Uniprot Q15796), SMAD3 (Uniprot P84022), SMAD4 (Uniprot Q13485), SMAD10 (Uniprot B7ZSB5), SKI (Uniprot P12755), SKIL (Uniprot P12757), TGIF1 (Uniprot Q15583), IL10RA (Uniprot Q13651), IL10RB (Uniprot Q08334), HMOX2 (Uniprot P30519), IL6R (Uniprot P08887), IL6ST (Uniprot P40189), EIF2AK4 (Uniprot Q9P2K8), CSK (Uniprot P41240), PAG1 (Uniprot Q9NWQ8), SIT1 (Uniprot Q9Y3P8), FOXP3 (Uniprot Q9BZS1), PRDM1 (Uniprot Q60636), BATF (Uniprot Q16520), GUCY1A2 (Uniprot P33402), GUCY1A3 (Uniprot Q02108), GUCY1B2 (Uniprot Q8BXH3) and GUCY1B3 (Uniprot Q02153). The gene editing introduced in the genes encoding the above proteins is preferably combined with an inactivation of TCR in CAR T cells.

Preference is given to inactivation of PD1 and/or CTLA4, in combination with the expression of non-endogenous immunosuppressive polypeptide, such as a PD-L1 ligand and/or CTLA-4 Ig (see also peptides of Table 1 and 2).

TABLE 3 List of genes involved into immune cells inhibitory pathways Genes that can be Pathway inactivated In the pathway Co-inhibitory CTLA4 (CD152) CTLA4, PPP2CA, receptors PPP2CB, PTPN6, PTPN22 PDCD1 (PD-1, CD279) PDCD1 CD223 (1ag3) LAG3 HAVCR2 (tim3) HAVCR2 BTLA(cd272) BTLA CD160(by55) CD160 IgSF family TIGIT CD96 CRTAM LAIR1(cd305) LAIR1 SIGLECs SIGLEC7 SIGLEC9 CD244(2b4) CD244 Death receptors TRAIL TNFRSF10B, TNFRSF10A, CASP8, CASP10, CASP3, CASP6, CASP7 FAS FADD, FAS Cytokine TGF-beta signaling TGFBRII, TGFBRI, signalling SMAD2, SMAD3, SMAD4, SMAD10, SKI, SKIL, TGIF1 IL10 signalling IL10RA, IL10RB, HMOX2 IL6 signalling IL6R, IL6ST Prevention of CSK, PAG1 TCR signalling SIT1 Induced Treg induced Treg FOXP3 Transcription transcription factors PRDM1 factors controlling controlling exhaustion BATF exhaustion Hypoxia mediated iNOS induced guanylated GUCY1A2, GUCY1A3, tolerance cyclase GUCY162, GUCY1B3

Inhibiting Suppressive Cytokines/Metabolites

According to another aspect of the invention, the inserted exogenous coding sequence has the effect of reducing or preventing the expression of genes encoding or positively regulating suppressive cytokines or metabolites or receptors thereof, in particular TGFbeta (Uniprot:P01137), TGFbR (Uniprot:P37173), IL10 (Uniprot:P22301), IL10R (Uniprot: Q13651 and/or Q08334), A2aR (Uniprot: P29274), GCN2 (Uniprot: P15442) and PRDM1 (Uniprot: 075626).

Preference is given to engineered immune cells in which a sequence encoding IL-2, IL-12 or IL-15 replaces the sequence of at least one of the above endogenous genes.

Inducing Resistance to Chemotherapy Drugs

According to another aspect of the present method, the inserted exogenous coding sequence has the effect of reducing or preventing the expression of a gene responsible for the sensitivity of the immune cells to compounds used in standard of care treatments for cancer or infection, such as drugs purine nucleotide analogs (PNA) or 6-Mercaptopurine (6MP) and 6 thio-guanine (6TG) commonly used in chemotherapy. Reducing or inactivating the genes involved into the mode of action of such compounds (referred to as “drug sensitizing genes”) improves the resistance of the immune cells to same.

Examples of drug sensitizing gene are those encoding DCK (Uniprot P27707) with respect to the activity of PNA, such a clorofarabine et fludarabine, HPRT (Uniprot P00492) with respect to the activity of purine antimetabolites such as 6MP and 6TG, and GGH (Uniprot Q92820) with respect to the activity of antifolate drugs, in particular methotrexate.

This enables the cells to be used after or in combination with conventional anti-cancer chemotherapies.

Resistance to Immune-Suppressive Treatments

According to another aspect of the present invention, the inserted exogenous coding sequence has the effect of reducing or preventing the expression of receptors or proteins, which are drug targets, making said cells resistant to immune-depletion drug treatments. Such target can be glucocorticoids receptors or antigens, to make the engineered immune cells resistant to glucocorticoids or immune depletion treatments using antibodies such as Alemtuzumab, which is used to deplete CD52 positive immune cells in many cancer treatments.

Also the method of the invention can comprise gene targeted insertion in endogenous gene(s) encoding or regulating the expression of CD52 (Uniprot P31358) and/or GR (Glucocorticoids receptor also referred to as NR3C1—Uniprot P04150).

Improving CAR Positive Immune Cells Activity and Survival

According to another aspect of the present invention, the inserted exogenous coding sequence can have the effect of reducing or preventing the expression of a surface antigen, such as BCMA, CS1 and CD38, wherein such antigen is one targeted by a CAR expressed by said immune cells.

This embodiment can solve the problem of CAR targeting antigens that are present at the surface of infected or malignant cells, but also to some extent expressed by the immune cell itself.

According to a preferred embodiment the exogenous sequence encoding the CAR or one of its constituents is integrated into the gene encoding the antigen targeted by said CAR to avoid self-destruction of the immune cells.

Engineered Immune Cells and Populations of Immune Cells

The present invention is also drawn to the variety of engineered immune cells obtainable according to one of the method described previously under isolated form or as part of populations of cells.

According to a preferred aspect of the invention the engineered cells are primary immune cells, such as NK cells or T-cells, which are generally part of populations of cells that may involve different types of cells. In general, population deriving from patients or donors isolated by leukapheresis from PBMC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells).

According to a preferred aspect of the invention, more than 50% of the immune cells comprised in said population are TCR negative T-cells. According to a more preferred aspect of the invention, more than 50% of the immune cells comprised in said population are CAR positive T-cells.

The present invention encompasses immune cells comprising any combinations of the different exogenous coding sequences and gene inactivation, which have been respectively and independently described above. Among these combinations are particularly preferred those combining the expression of a CAR under the transcriptional control of an endogenous promoter that is steadily active during immune cell activation and preferably independently from said activation, and the expression of an exogenous sequence encoding a cytokine, such as IL-2, IL-12 or IL-15, under the transcriptional control of a promoter that is up-regulated during the immune cell activation.

Another preferred combination is the insertion of an exogenous sequence encoding a CAR or one of its constituents under the transcription control of the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 gene promoter (Uniprot: Q16665).

The invention is also drawn to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an engineered primary immune cell or immune cell population as previously described for the treatment of infection or cancer, and to a method for treating a patient in need thereof, wherein said method comprises:

-   -   preparing a population of engineered primary immune cells         according to the method of the invention as previously         described;     -   optionally, purifying or sorting said engineered primary immune         cells;     -   activating said population of engineered primary immune cells         upon or after infusion of said cells into said patient.

Activation and Expansion of T Cells

Whether prior to or after genetic modification, the immune cells according to the present invention can be activated or expanded, even if they can activate or proliferate independently of antigen binding mechanisms. T-cells, in particular, can be activated and expanded using methods as described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,352,694; 6,534,055; 6,905,680; 6,692,964; 5,858,358; 6,887,466; 6,905,681; 7,144,575; 7,067,318; 7,172,869; 7,232,566; 7,175,843; 5,883,223; 6,905,874; 6,797,514; 6,867,041; and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20060121005. T cells can be expanded in vitro or in vivo. T cells are generally expanded by contact with an agent that stimulates a CD3 TCR complex and a co-stimulatory molecule on the surface of the T cells to create an activation signal for the T-cell. For example, chemicals such as calcium ionophore A23187, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), or mitogenic lectins like phytohemagglutinin (PHA) can be used to create an activation signal for the T-cell.

As non-limiting examples, T cell populations may be stimulated in vitro such as by contact with an anti-CD3 antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, or an anti-CD2 antibody immobilized on a surface, or by contact with a protein kinase C activator (e.g., bryostatin) in conjunction with a calcium ionophore. For co-stimulation of an accessory molecule on the surface of the T cells, a ligand that binds the accessory molecule is used. For example, a population of T cells can be contacted with an anti-CD3 antibody and an anti-CD28 antibody, under conditions appropriate for stimulating proliferation of the T cells. Conditions appropriate for T cell culture include an appropriate media (e.g., Minimal Essential Media or RPMI Media 1640 or, X-vivo 5, (Lonza)) that may contain factors necessary for proliferation and viability, including serum (e.g., fetal bovine or human serum), interleukin-2 (IL-2), insulin, IFN-g, IL-4, 1L-7, GM-CSF, -10, -2, 1L-15, TGFp, and TNF- or any other additives for the growth of cells known to the skilled artisan. Other additives for the growth of cells include, but are not limited to, surfactant, plasmanate, and reducing agents such as N-acetyl-cysteine and 2-mercaptoethanoi. Media can include RPMI 1640, A1M-V, DMEM, MEM, a-MEM, F-12, X-Vivo 1, and X-Vivo 20, Optimizer, with added amino acids, sodium pyruvate, and vitamins, either serum-free or supplemented with an appropriate amount of serum (or plasma) or a defined set of hormones, and/or an amount of cytokine(s) sufficient for the growth and expansion of T cells. Antibiotics, e.g., penicillin and streptomycin, are included only in experimental cultures, not in cultures of cells that are to be infused into a subject. The target cells are maintained under conditions necessary to support growth, for example, an appropriate temperature (e.g., 37° C.) and atmosphere (e.g., air plus 5% 002). T cells that have been exposed to varied stimulation times may exhibit different characteristics

In another particular embodiment, said cells can be expanded by co-culturing with tissue or cells. Said cells can also be expanded in vivo, for example in the subject's blood after administrating said cell into the subject.

Therapeutic Compositions and Applications

The method of the present invention described above allows producing engineered primary immune cells within a limited time frame of about 15 to 30 days, preferably between 15 and 20 days, and most preferably between 18 and 20 days so that they keep their full immune therapeutic potential, especially with respect to their cytotoxic activity.

These cells form a population of cells, which preferably originate from a single donor or patient. These populations of cells can be expanded under closed culture recipients to comply with highest manufacturing practices requirements and can be frozen prior to infusion into a patient, thereby providing “off the shelf” or “ready to use” therapeutic compositions.

As per the present invention, a significant number of cells originating from the same Leukapheresis can be obtained, which is critical to obtain sufficient doses for treating a patient. Although variations between populations of cells originating from various donors may be observed, the number of immune cells procured by a leukapheresis is generally about from 10⁸ to 10¹⁰ cells of PBMC. PBMC comprises several types of cells: granulocytes, monocytes and lymphocytes, among which from 30 to 60% of T-cells, which generally represents between 10⁸ to 10⁹ of primary T-cells from one donor. The method of the present invention generally ends up with a population of engineered cells that reaches generally more than about 10⁸ T-cells, more generally more than about 10⁹ T-cells, even more generally more than about 10¹⁰ T-cells, and usually more than 10¹¹ T-cells.

The invention is thus more particularly drawn to a therapeutically effective population of primary immune cells, wherein at least 30%, preferably 50%, more preferably 80% of the cells in said population have been modified according to any one the methods described herein. Said therapeutically effective population of primary immune cells, as per the present invention, comprises immune cells that have integrated at least one exogenous genetic sequence under the transcriptional control of an endogenous promoter from at least one of the genes listed in Table 6.

Such compositions or populations of cells can therefore be used as medicaments; especially for treating cancer, particularly for the treatment of lymphoma, but also for solid tumors such as melanomas, neuroblastomas, gliomas or carcinomas such as lung, breast, colon, prostate or ovary tumors in a patient in need thereof.

The invention is more particularly drawn to populations of primary TCR negative T-cells originating from a single donor, wherein at least 20%, preferably 30%, more preferably 50% of the cells in said population have been modified using sequence-specific reagents in at least two, preferably three different loci.

In another aspect, the present invention relies on methods for treating patients in need thereof, said method comprising at least one of the following steps:

-   -   (a) Determining specific antigen markers present at the surface         of patients tumors biopsies;     -   (b) providing a population of engineered primary immune cells         engineered by one of the methods of the present invention         previously described expressing a CAR directed against said         specific antigen markers;     -   (c) Administrating said engineered population of engineered         primary immune cells to said patient,

Generally, said populations of cells mainly comprises CD4 and CD8 positive immune cells, such as T-cells, which can undergo robust in vivo T cell expansion and can persist for an extended amount of time in-vitro and in-vivo.

The treatments involving the engineered primary immune cells according to the present invention can be ameliorating, curative or prophylactic. It may be either part of an autologous immunotherapy or part of an allogenic immunotherapy treatment. By autologous, it is meant that cells, cell line or population of cells used for treating patients are originating from said patient or from a Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) compatible donor. By allogeneic is meant that the cells or population of cells used for treating patients are not originating from said patient but from a donor.

In another embodiment, said isolated cell according to the invention or cell line derived from said isolated cell can be used for the treatment of liquid tumors, and preferably of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Adult tumors/cancers and pediatric tumors/cancers are also included.

The treatment with the engineered immune cells according to the invention may be in combination with one or more therapies against cancer selected from the group of antibodies therapy, chemotherapy, cytokines therapy, dendritic cell therapy, gene therapy, hormone therapy, laser light therapy and radiation therapy.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, said treatment can be administrated into patients undergoing an immunosuppressive treatment. Indeed, the present invention preferably relies on cells or population of cells, which have been made resistant to at least one immunosuppressive agent due to the inactivation of a gene encoding a receptor for such immunosuppressive agent. In this aspect, the immunosuppressive treatment should help the selection and expansion of the T-cells according to the invention within the patient.

The administration of the cells or population of cells according to the present invention may be carried out in any convenient manner, including by aerosol inhalation, injection, ingestion, transfusion, implantation or transplantation. The compositions described herein may be administered to a patient subcutaneously, intradermally, intratumorally, intranodally, intramedullary, intramuscularly, by intravenous or intralymphatic injection, or intraperitoneally. In one embodiment, the cell compositions of the present invention are preferably administered by intravenous injection.

The administration of the cells or population of cells can consist of the administration of 10⁴-10⁹ cells per kg body weight, preferably 10⁵ to 10⁶ cells/kg body weight including all integer values of cell numbers within those ranges. The present invention thus can provide more than 10, generally more than 50, more generally more than 100 and usually more than 1000 doses comprising between 10⁶ to 10⁸ gene edited cells originating from a single donor's or patient's sampling.

The cells or population of cells can be administrated in one or more doses. In another embodiment, said effective amount of cells are administrated as a single dose. In another embodiment, said effective amount of cells are administrated as more than one dose over a period time. Timing of administration is within the judgment of managing physician and depends on the clinical condition of the patient. The cells or population of cells may be obtained from any source, such as a blood bank or a donor. While individual needs vary, determination of optimal ranges of effective amounts of a given cell type for a particular disease or conditions within the skill of the art. An effective amount means an amount which provides a therapeutic or prophylactic benefit. The dosage administrated will be dependent upon the age, health and weight of the recipient, kind of concurrent treatment, if any, frequency of treatment and the nature of the effect desired.

In another embodiment, said effective amount of cells or composition comprising those cells are administrated parenterally. Said administration can be an intravenous administration. Said administration can be directly done by injection within a tumor.

In certain embodiments of the present invention, cells are administered to a patient in conjunction with (e.g., before, simultaneously or following) any number of relevant treatment modalities, including but not limited to treatment with agents such as antiviral therapy, cidofovir and interleukin-2, Cytarabine (also known as ARA-C) or nataliziimab treatment for MS patients or efaliztimab treatment for psoriasis patients or other treatments for PML patients. In further embodiments, the T cells of the invention may be used in combination with chemotherapy, radiation, immunosuppressive agents, such as cyclosporin, azathioprine, methotrexate, mycophenolate, and FK506, antibodies, or other immunoablative agents such as CAMPATH, anti-CD3 antibodies or other antibody therapies, cytoxin, fludaribine, cyclosporin, FK506, rapamycin, mycoplienolic acid, steroids, FR901228, cytokines, and irradiation. These drugs inhibit either the calcium dependent phosphatase calcineurin (cyclosporine and FK506) or inhibit the p70S6 kinase that is important for growth factor induced signaling (rapamycin). In a further embodiment, the cell compositions of the present invention are administered to a patient in conjunction with (e.g., before, simultaneously or following) bone marrow transplantation, T cell ablative therapy using either chemotherapy agents such as, fludarabine, external-beam radiation therapy (XRT), cyclophosphamide, or antibodies such as OKT3 or CAMPATH, In another embodiment, the cell compositions of the present invention are administered following B-cell ablative therapy such as agents that react with CD20, e.g., Rituxan. For example, in one embodiment, subjects may undergo standard treatment with high dose chemotherapy followed by peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. In certain embodiments, following the transplant, subjects receive an infusion of the expanded immune cells of the present invention. In an additional embodiment, expanded cells are administered before or following surgery.

When CARs are expressed in the immune cells or populations of immune cells according to the present invention, the preferred CARs are those targeting at least one antigen selected from CD22, CD38, CD123, CS1, HSP70, ROR1, GD3, and CLL1.

The engineered immune cells according to the present invention endowed with a CAR or a modified TCR targeting CD22 are preferably used for treating leukemia, such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), those with a CAR or a modified TCR targeting CD38 are preferably used for treating leukemia such as T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) or multiple myeloma (MM), those with a CAR or a modified TCR targeting CD123 are preferably used for treating leukemia, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cells neoplasm (BPDCN), those with a CAR or a modified TCR targeting CS1 are preferably used for treating multiple myeloma (MM).

The present invention also encompasses means for detecting the engineered cells of the present invention comprising the desired genetic insertions, especially by carrying out steps of using PCR methods for detecting insertions of exogenous coding sequences at the endogenous loci referred to in the present specification, especially at the PD1, CD25, CD69, TCR and β2m loci, by using probes or primers hybridizing any sequences represented by SEQ ID NO:36 to 40.

Immunological assays may also be performed for detecting the expression by the engineered cells of CARs, GP130, and to check absence or reduction of the expression of TCR, PD1, IL-6 or IL-8 in the cells where such genes have been knocked-out or their expression reduced.

Other Definitions

-   -   Amino acid residues in a polypeptide sequence are designated         herein according to the one-letter code, in which, for example,         Q means Gln or Glutamine residue, R means Arg or Arginine         residue and D means Asp or Aspartic acid residue.     -   Amino acid substitution means the replacement of one amino acid         residue with another, for instance the replacement of an         Arginine residue with a Glutamine residue in a peptide sequence         is an amino acid substitution.     -   Nucleotides are designated as follows: one-letter code is used         for designating the base of a nucleoside: a is adenine, t is         thymine, c is cytosine, and g is guanine. For the degenerated         nucleotides, r represents g or a (purine nucleotides), k         represents g or t, s represents g or c, w represents a or t, m         represents a or c, y represents t or c (pyrimidine nucleotides),         d represents g, a or t, v represents g, a or c, b represents g,         t or c, h represents a, t or c, and n represents g, a, t or c.     -   “As used herein, “nucleic acid” or “polynucleotides” refers to         nucleotides and/or polynucleotides, such as deoxyribonucleic         acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA), oligonucleotides,         fragments generated by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and         fragments generated by any of ligation, scission, endonuclease         action, and exonuclease action. Nucleic acid molecules can be         composed of monomers that are naturally-occurring nucleotides         (such as DNA and RNA), or analogs of naturally-occurring         nucleotides (e.g., enantiomeric forms of naturally-occurring         nucleotides), or a combination of both. Modified nucleotides can         have alterations in sugar moieties and/or in pyrimidine or         purine base moieties. Sugar modifications include, for example,         replacement of one or more hydroxyl groups with halogens, alkyl         groups, amines, and azido groups, or sugars can be         functionalized as ethers or esters. Moreover, the entire sugar         moiety can be replaced with sterically and electronically         similar structures, such as aza-sugars and carbocyclic sugar         analogs. Examples of modifications in a base moiety include         alkylated purines and pyrimidines, acylated purines or         pyrimidines, or other well-known heterocyclic substitutes.         Nucleic acid monomers can be linked by phosphodiester bonds or         analogs of such linkages. Nucleic acids can be either single         stranded or double stranded.     -   The term “endonuclease” refers to any wild-type or variant         enzyme capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis (cleavage) of bonds         between nucleic acids within a DNA or RNA molecule, preferably a         DNA molecule. Endonucleases do not cleave the DNA or RNA         molecule irrespective of its sequence, but recognize and cleave         the DNA or RNA molecule at specific polynucleotide sequences,         further referred to as “target sequences” or “target sites”.         Endonucleases can be classified as rare-cutting endonucleases         when having typically a polynucleotide recognition site greater         than 10 base pairs (bp) in length, more preferably of 14-55 bp.         Rare-cutting endonucleases significantly increase homologous         recombination by inducing DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) at a         defined locus thereby allowing gene repair or gene insertion         therapies (Pingoud, A. and G. H. Silva (2007). Precision genome         surgery. Nat. Biotechnol. 25(7): 743-4.).     -   By “DNA target”, “DNA target sequence”, “target DNA sequence”,         “nucleic acid target sequence”, “target sequence”, or         “processing site” is intended a polynucleotide sequence that can         be targeted and processed by a rare-cutting endonuclease         according to the present invention. These terms refer to a         specific DNA location, preferably a genomic location in a cell,         but also a portion of genetic material that can exist         independently to the main body of genetic material such as         plasmids, episomes, virus, transposons or in organelles such as         mitochondria as non-limiting example. As non-limiting examples         of RNA guided target sequences, are those genome sequences that         can hybridize the guide RNA which directs the RNA guided         endonuclease to a desired locus.     -   By “mutation” is intended the substitution, deletion, insertion         of up to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine,         ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, twenty, twenty         five, thirty, forty, fifty, or more nucleotides/amino acids in a         polynucleotide (cDNA, gene) or a polypeptide sequence. The         mutation can affect the coding sequence of a gene or its         regulatory sequence. It may also affect the structure of the         genomic sequence or the structure/stability of the encoded mRNA.     -   By “vector” is meant a nucleic acid molecule capable of         transporting another nucleic acid to which it has been linked. A         “vector” in the present invention includes, but is not limited         to, a viral vector, a plasmid, a RNA vector or a linear or         circular DNA or RNA molecule which may consists of a         chromosomal, non chromosomal, semi-synthetic or synthetic         nucleic acids. Preferred vectors are those capable of autonomous         replication (episomal vector) and/or expression of nucleic acids         to which they are linked (expression vectors). Large numbers of         suitable vectors are known to those of skill in the art and         commercially available. Viral vectors include retrovirus,         adenovirus, parvovirus (e. g. adenoassociated viruses (AAV),         coronavirus, negative strand RNA viruses such as orthomyxovirus         (e. g., influenza virus), rhabdovirus (e. g., rabies and         vesicular stomatitis virus), paramyxovirus (e. g. measles and         Sendai), positive strand RNA viruses such as picornavirus and         alphavirus, and double-stranded DNA viruses including         adenovirus, herpesvirus (e. g., Herpes Simplex virus types 1 and         2, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus), and poxvirus (e. g.,         vaccinia, fowlpox and canarypox). Other viruses include Norwalk         virus, togavirus, flavivirus, reoviruses, papovavirus,         hepadnavirus, and hepatitis virus, for example. Examples of         retroviruses include: avian leukosis-sarcoma, mammalian C-type,         B-type viruses, D type viruses, HTLV-BLV group, lentivirus,         spumavirus (Coffin, J. M., Retroviridae: The viruses and their         replication, In Fundamental Virology, Third Edition, B. N.         Fields, et al., Eds., Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia,         1996).     -   As used herein, the term “locus” is the specific physical         location of a DNA sequence (e.g. of a gene) into a genome. The         term “locus” can refer to the specific physical location of a         rare-cutting endonuclease target sequence on a chromosome or on         an infection agent's genome sequence. Such a locus can comprise         a target sequence that is recognized and/or cleaved by a         sequence-specific endonuclease according to the invention. It is         understood that the locus of interest of the present invention         can not only qualify a nucleic acid sequence that exists in the         main body of genetic material (i.e. in a chromosome) of a cell         but also a portion of genetic material that can exist         independently to said main body of genetic material such as         plasmids, episomes, virus, transposons or in organelles such as         mitochondria as non-limiting examples.     -   The term “cleavage” refers to the breakage of the covalent         backbone of a polynucleotide. Cleavage can be initiated by a         variety of methods including, but not limited to, enzymatic or         chemical hydrolysis of a phosphodiester bond. Both         single-stranded cleavage and double-stranded cleavage are         possible, and double-stranded cleavage can occur as a result of         two distinct single-stranded cleavage events. Double stranded         DNA, RNA, or DNA/RNA hybrid cleavage can result in the         production of either blunt ends or staggered ends.     -   “identity” refers to sequence identity between two nucleic acid         molecules or polypeptides. Identity can be determined by         comparing a position in each sequence which may be aligned for         purposes of comparison. When a position in the compared sequence         is occupied by the same base, then the molecules are identical         at that position. A degree of similarity or identity between         nucleic acid or amino acid sequences is a function of the number         of identical or matching nucleotides at positions shared by the         nucleic acid sequences. Various alignment algorithms and/or         programs may be used to calculate the identity between two         sequences, including FASTA, or BLAST which are available as a         part of the GCG sequence analysis package (University of         Wisconsin, Madison, Ws.), and can be used with, e.g., default         setting. For example, polypeptides having at least 70%, 85%,         90%, 95%, 98% or 99% identity to specific polypeptides described         herein and preferably exhibiting substantially the same         functions, as well as polynucleotide encoding such polypeptides,         are contemplated.     -   The term “subject” or “patient” as used herein includes all         members of the animal kingdom including non-human primates and         humans.     -   The above written description of the invention provides a manner         and process of making and using it such that any person skilled         in this art is enabled to make and use the same, this enablement         being provided in particular for the subject matter of the         appended claims, which make up a part of the original         description.

Where a numerical limit or range is stated herein, the endpoints are included. Also, all values and subranges within a numerical limit or range are specifically included as if explicitly written out.

Having generally described this invention, a further understanding can be obtained by reference to certain specific examples, which are provided herein for purposes of illustration only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention.

EXAMPLES Example 1: AAV Driven Homologous Recombination in Human Primary T-Cells at Various Loci Under Control of Endogenous Promoters with Knock-Out of the Endogenous Gene Introduction

Sequence specific endonuclease reagents, such as TALEN® (Cellectis, 8 rue de la Croix Jarry, 75013 PARIS) enable the site-specific induction of double-stranded breaks (DSBs) in the genome at desired loci. Repair of DSBs by cellular enzymes occurs mainly through two pathways: non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and homology directed repair (HDR). HDR uses a homologous piece of DNA (template DNA) to repair the DSB by recombination and can be used to introduce any genetic sequence comprised in the template DNA. As shown therein, said template DNA can be delivered by recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) along with an engineered nuclease such as TALEN® to introduce a site-specific DSB.

Design of the Integration Matrices

1.1. Insertion of an Apoptosis CAR in an Upregulated Locus with Knock-Out of the Endogenous PD1 Gene Coding Sequence

The location of the TALEN target site has been designed to be located in the targeted endogenous PDCD1 gene (Programmed cell death protein 1 referred to as PD1—Uniprot # Q15116). The sequence encompassing 1000 bp upstream and downstream the TALEN targets is given in SEQ ID NO.1 and SEQ ID NO.2. Target sequences of the TALEN (SEQ ID: SEQ ID NO.3 and NO.4) is given in SEQ ID NO.5. The integration matrix is designed to be composed of a sequence (300 bp) homologous to the endogenous gene upstream of the TALEN site (SEQ ID NO.1), followed by a 2A regulatory element (SEQ ID NO.6), followed by a sequence encoding an apoptosis inducing CAR without the start codon (SEQ ID NO.7), followed by a STOP codon (TAG), followed by a polyadenylation sequence (SEQ ID NO.8), followed by a sequence (1000 bp) homologous to the endogenous gene downstream of the TALEN site (SEQ ID NO.2)). The insertion matrix is subsequently cloned into a promoterless rAAV vector and used to produce AAV6.

1.2 Insertion of an Interleukin in an Upregulated Locus with Knock-Out of the Endogenous Gene

The location of the TALEN target site is designed to be located in the targeted endogenous PDCD1 gene (Programmed cell death protein 1, PD1). The sequence encompassing 1000 bp upstream and downstream the TALEN targets is given in SEQ ID NO.1 and SEQ ID NO.2. Target sequences of the TALEN (SEQ ID: SEQ ID NO.3 and NO.4) is given in SEQ ID NO.5. The integration matrix is designed to be composed of a sequence (300 bp) homologous to the endogenous gene upstream of the TALEN site (SEQ ID NO.1), followed by a 2A regulatory element (SEQ ID NO.6), followed by a sequence encoding an engineered single-chained human IL-12 p35 (SEQ ID NO.9) and p40 (SEQ ID NO.10) subunit fusion protein, followed by a STOP codon (TAG), followed by a polyadenylation sequence (SEQ ID NO.8), followed by a sequence (1000 bp) homologous to the endogenous gene downstream of the TALEN site (SEQ ID NO.2). The insertion matrix is subsequently cloned into a promoterless rAAV vector and used to produce AAV6.

1.3 Insertion of an Apoptosis CAR in a Weakly Expressed Locus without Knocking Out the Endogenous Gene—N-Terminal Insertion

The location of the TALEN target site is designed to be located as close as possible to the start codon of the targeted endogenous LCK gene (LCK, LCK proto-oncogene, Src family tyrosine kinase [Homo sapiens (human)]). The sequence encompassing 1000 bp upstream and downstream the start codon is given in SEQ ID NO.11 and NO.12. The integration matrix is designed to be composed of a sequence (1000 bp) homologous to the endogenous gene upstream of the start codon, followed by a sequence encoding an apoptosis inducing CAR containig a start codon (SEQ ID NO.13), followed by a 2A regulatory element (SEQ ID NO.8), followed by a sequence (1000 bp) homologous to the endogenous gene downstream of the start codon (SEQ ID NO.12). The insertion matrix is subsequently cloned into a promoterless rAAV vector and used to produce AAV6.

1.4 Insertion of an Apoptosis CAR in a Weakly Expressed Locus without Knocking Out the Endogenous Gene—C-Terminal Insertion

The location of the TALEN target site is designed to be located as close as possible to the stop codon of the targeted endogenous LCK gene (LCK, LCK proto-oncogene, Src family tyrosine kinase [Homo sapiens (human)]). The sequence encompassing 1000 bp upstream and downstream the stop codon is given in SEQ ID NO.14 and NO.15. The integration matrix is designed to be composed of a sequence (1000 bp) homologous to the endogenous gene upstream of the stop codon, followed by a 2A regulatory element (SEQ ID NO.8), followed by a sequence encoding an apoptosis inducing CAR without the start codon (SEQ ID NO.7), followed by a STOP codon (TAG), followed by a sequence (1000 bp) homologous to the endogenous gene downstream of the stop codon (SEQ ID NO.15). The insertion matrix is subsequently cloned into a promoterless rAAV vector and used to produce AAV6.

Expression of the Sequence-Specific Nuclease Reagents in the Transduced Cells

TALEN® mRNA is synthesized using the mMessage mMachine T7 Ultra kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Grand Island, N.Y.) as each TALEN is cloned downstream of a T7 promoter, purified using RNeasy columns (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.) and eluted in “cytoporation medium T” (Harvard Apparatus, Holliston, Mass.). Human T-cells are collected and activated from whole peripheral blood provided by ALLCELLS (Alameda, Calif.) in X-Vivo-15 medium (Lonza, Basel, Switzerland) supplemented with 20 ng/ml human IL-2 (Miltenyi Biotech, San Diego, Calif.), 5% human AB serum (Gemini Bio-Products, West San Francisco, Calif.) and Dynabeads Human T-activator CD3/CD28 at a 1:1 bead:cell ratio (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Grand Island, N.Y.). Beads are removed after 3 days and 5×10⁶ cells are electroporated with 10 μg mRNA of each of the two adequate TALEN® using Cytopulse (BTX Harvard Apparatus, Holliston, Mass.) by applying two 0.1 mS pulses at 3,000 V/cm followed by four 0.2 mS pulses at 325 V/cm in 0.4 cm gap cuvettes in a final volume of 200 μl of “cytoporation medium T” (BTX Harvard Apparatus, Holliston, Mass.). Cells are immediately diluted in X-Vivo-15 media with 20 ng/mL IL-2 and incubated at 37° C. with 5% CO₂. After two hours, cells are incubated with AAV6 particles at 3×10{circumflex over ( )}5 viral genomes (vg) per cell (37° C., 16 hours). Cells are passaged and maintained in X-Vivo-15 medium supplemented with 5% human AB serum and 20 ng/mL IL-2 until examined by flow cytometry for expression of the respective inserted gene sequences.

TABLE 4 Sequences referred to in example 1 Sequence Ref. name sequences Polynucleotide or polypeptide sequences PD1 left SEQ ID CCAAGCCCTGACCCTGGCAGGCATATGTTTCAGGAGGTCCTTGTCTTGGGA homology NO. 1 GCCCAGGGTCGGGGGCCCCGTGTCTGTCCACATCCGAGTCAATGGCCCAT CTCGTCTCTGAAGCATCTTTGCTGTGAGCTCTAGTCCCCACTGTCTTGCTGG AAAATGTGGAGGCCCCACTGCCCACTGCCCAGGGCAGCAATGCCCATACC ACGTGGTCCCAGCTCCGAGCTTGTCCTGAAAAGGGGGCAAAGACTGGACC CTGAGCCTGCCAAGGGGCCACACTCCTCCCAGGGCTGGGGTCTCCATGGG CAGCCCCCCACCCACCCAGACCAGTTACACTCCCCTGTGCCAGAGCAGTGC AGACAGGACCAGGCCAGGATGCCCAAGGGTCAGGGGCTGGGGATGGGT AGCCCCCAAACAGCCCTTTCTGGGGGAACTGGCCTCAACGGGGAAGGGG GTGAAGGCTCTTAGTAGGAAATCAGGGAGACCCAAGTCAGAGCCAGGTG CTGTGCAGAAGCTGCAGCCTCACGTAGAAGGAAGAGGCTCTGCAGTGGA GGCCAGTGCCCATCCCCGGGTGGCAGAGGCCCCAGCAGAGACTTCTCAAT GACATTCCAGCTGGGGTGGCCCTTCCAGAGCCCTTGCTGCCCGAGGGATG TGAGCAGGTGGCCGGGGAGGCTTTGTGGGGCCACCCAGCCCCTTCCTCAC CTCTCTCCATCTCTCAGACTCCCCAGACAGGCCCTGGAACCCCCCCACCTTC TCCCCAGCCCTGCTCGTGGTGACCGAAGGGGACAACGCCACCTTCACCTGC AGCTTCTCCAACACATCGGAGAGCTTCGTGCTAAACTGGTACCGCATGAGC CCCAGCAACCAGACGGACAAGCTGGCCGCCTTCCCCGAGGACCGCAGCCA GCCCGGCCAGGACTGCCGCTTCCGTGTCACACAACTGCCCAACGGGCGTG ACTTCCACATGAGCGTGGTCAGGGCCCGGCGCAATGACAGCGGCACC PD1 right SEQ ID GCCTGCGGGCAGAGCTCAGGGTGACAGGTGCGGCCTCGGAGGCCCCGGG homology NO. 2 GCAGGGGTGAGCTGAGCCGGTCCTGGGGTGGGTGTCCCCTCCTGCACAG GATCAGGAGCTCCAGGGTCGTAGGGCAGGGACCCCCCAGCTCCAGTCCAG GGCTCTGTCCTGCACCTGGGGAATGGTGACCGGCATCTCTGTCCTCTAGCT CTGGAAGCACCCCAGCCCCTCTAGTCTGCCCTCACCCCTGACCCTGACCCTC CACCCTGACCCCGTCCTAACCCCTGACCTTTGTGCCCTTCCAGAGAGAAGG GCAGAAGTGCCCACAGCCCACCCCAGCCCCTCACCCAGGCCAGCCGGCCA GTTCCAAACCCTGGTGGTTGGTGTCGTGGGCGGCCTGCTGGGCAGCCTGG TGCTGCTAGTCTGGGTCCTGGCCGTCATCTGCTCCCGGGCCGCACGAGGTA ACGTCATCCCAGCCCCTCGGCCTGCCCTGCCCTAACCCTGCTGGCGGCCCT CACTCCCGCCTCCCCTTCCTCCACCCTTCCCTCACCCCACCCCACCTCCCCCC ATCTCCCCGCCAGGCTAAGTCCCTGATGAAGGCCCCTGGACTAAGACCCCC CACCTAGGAGCACGGCTCAGGGTCGGCCTGGTGACCCCAAGTGTGTTTCT CTGCAGGGACAATAGGAGCCAGGCGCACCGGCCAGCCCCTGGTGAGTCTC ACTCTTTTCCTGCATGATCCACTGTGCCTTCCTTCCTGGGTGGGCAGAGGT GGAAGGACAGGCTGGGACCACACGGCCTGCAGGACTCACATTCTATTATA GCCAGGACCCCACCTCCCCAGCCCCCAGGCAGCAACCTCAATCCCTAAAGC CATGATCTGGGGCCCCAGCCCACCTGCGGTCTCCGGGGGTGCCCGGCCCA TGTGTGTGCCTGCCTGCGGTCTCCAGGGGTGCCTGGCCCACGCGTGTGCC CGCCTGCGGTCTCTGGGGGTGCCCGGCCCACATATGTGCC PD1_T3C-L2 SEQ ID ATGGGCGATCCTAAAAAGAAACGTAAGGTCATCGATATCGCCGATCTACG NO. 3 CACGCTCGGCTACAGCCAGCAGCAACAGGAGAAGATCAAACCGAAGGTTC GTTCGACAGTGGCGCAGCACCACGAGGCACTGGTCGGCCACGGGTTTACA CACGCGCACATCGTTGCGTTAAGCCAACACCCGGCAGCGTTAGGGACCGT CGCTGTCAAGTATCAGGACATGATCGCAGCGTTGCCAGAGGCGACACACG AAGCGATCGTTGGCGTCGGCAAACAGTGGTCCGGCGCACGCGCTCTGGA GGCCTTGCTCACGGTGGCGGGAGAGTTGAGAGGTCCACCGTTACAGTTGG ACACAGGCCAACTTCTCAAGATTGCAAAACGTGGCGGCGTGACCGCAGTG GAGGCAGTGCATGCATGGCGCAATGCACTGACGGGTGCCCCGCTCAACTT GACCCCCGAGCAAGTGGTGGCTATCGCTTCCAAGCTGGGGGGAAAGCAG GCCCTGGAGACCGTCCAGGCCCTTCTCCCAGTGCTTTGCCAGGCTCACGGA CTGACCCCTGAACAGGTGGTGGCAATTGCCTCACACGACGGGGGCAAGCA GGCACTGGAGACTGTCCAGCGGCTGCTGCCTGTCCTCTGCCAGGCCCACG GACTCACTCCTGAGCAGGTCGTGGCCATTGCCAGCCACGATGGGGGCAAA CAGGCTCTGGAGACCGTGCAGCGCCTCCTCCCAGTGCTGTGCCAGGCTCAT GGGCTGACCCCACAGCAGGTCGTCGCCATTGCCAGTAACGGCGGGGGGA AGCAGGCCCTCGAAACAGTGCAGAGGCTGCTGCCCGTCTTGTGCCAAGCA CACGGCCTGACACCCGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCTCTCATGACGGCGG CAAGCAGGCCCTTGAGACAGTGCAGAGACTGTTGCCCGTGTTGTGTCAGG CCCACGGGTTGACACCCCAGCAGGTGGTCGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGG GGAAAGCAGGCCCTTGAGACCGTGCAGCGGTTGCTTCCAGTGTTGTGCCA GGCACACGGACTGACCCCTCAACAGGTGGTCGCAATCGCCAGCTACAAGG GCGGAAAGCAGGCTCTGGAGACAGTGCAGCGCCTCCTGCCCGTGCTGTGT CAGGCTCACGGACTGACACCACAGCAGGTGGTCGCCATCGCCAGTAACGG GGGCGGCAAGCAGGCTTTGGAGACCGTCCAGAGACTCCTCCCCGTCCTTT GCCAGGCCCACGGGTTGACACCTCAGCAGGTCGTCGCCATTGCCTCCAAC AACGGGGGCAAGCAGGCCCTCGAAACTGTGCAGAGGCTGCTGCCTGTGCT GTGCCAGGCTCATGGGCTGACACCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATTGCCTCTA ACAACGGCGGCAAACAGGCACTGGAGACCGTGCAAAGGCTGCTGCCCGT CCTCTGCCAAGCCCACGGGCTCACTCCACAGCAGGTCGTGGCCATCGCCTC AAACAATGGCGGGAAGCAGGCCCTGGAGACTGTGCAAAGGCTGCTCCCT GTGCTCTGCCAGGCACACGGACTGACCCCTCAGCAGGTGGTGGCAATCGC TTCCAACAACGGGGGAAAGCAGGCCCTCGAAACCGTGCAGCGCCTCCTCC CAGTGCTGTGCCAGGCACATGGCCTCACACCCGAGCAAGTGGTGGCTATC GCCAGCCACGACGGAGGGAAGCAGGCTCTGGAGACCGTGCAGAGGCTGC TGCCTGTCCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGGCTTACTCCAGAGCAGGTCGTCGCCA TCGCCAGTCATGATGGGGGGAAGCAGGCCCTTGAGACAGTCCAGCGGCT GCTGCCAGTCCTTTGCCAGGCTCACGGCTTGACTCCCGAGCAGGTCGTGGC CATTGCCTCAAACATTGGGGGCAAACAGGCCCTGGAGACAGTGCAGGCCC TGCTGCCCGTGTTGTGTCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACACCCCAGCAGGTGGTC GCCATTGCCTCTAATGGCGGCGGGAGACCCGCCTTGGAGAGCATTGTTGC CCAGTTATCTCGCCCTGATCCGGCGTTGGCCGCGTTGACCAACGACCACCT CGTCGCCTTGGCCTGCCTCGGCGGGCGTCCTGCGCTGGATGCAGTGAAAA AGGGATTGGGGGATCCTATCAGCCGTTCCCAGCTGGTGAAGTCCGAGCTG GAGGAGAAGAAATCCGAGTTGAGGCACAAGCTGAAGTACGTGCCCCACG AGTACATCGAGCTGATCGAGATCGCCCGGAACAGCACCCAGGACCGTATC CTGGAGATGAAGGTGATGGAGTTCTTCATGAAGGTGTACGGCTACAGGG GCAAGCACCTGGGCGGCTCCAGGAAGCCCGACGGCGCCATCTACACCGTG GGCTCCCCCATCGACTACGGCGTGATCGTGGACACCAAGGCCTACTCCGG CGGCTACAACCTGCCCATCGGCCAGGCCGACGAAATGCAGAGGTACGTGG AGGAGAACCAGACCAGGAACAAGCACATCAACCCCAACGAGTGGTGGAA GGTGTACCCCTCCAGCGTGACCGAGTTCAAGTTCCTGTTCGTGTCCGGCCA CTTCAAGGGCAACTACAAGGCCCAGCTGACCAGGCTGAACCACATCACCA ACTGCAACGGCGCCGTGCTGTCCGTGGAGGAGCTCCTGATCGGCGGCGA GATGATCAAGGCCGGCACCCTGACCCTGGAGGAGGTGAGGAGGAAGTTC AACAACGGCGAGATCAACTTCGCGGCCGACTGATAA PD1T3R SEQ ID ATGGGCGATCCTAAAAAGAAACGTAAGGTCATCGATATCGCCGATCTACG NO. 4 CACGCTCGGCTACAGCCAGCAGCAACAGGAGAAGATCAAACCGAAGGTTC GTTCGACAGTGGCGCAGCACCACGAGGCACTGGTCGGCCACGGGTTTACA CACGCGCACATCGTTGCGTTAAGCCAACACCCGGCAGCGTTAGGGACCGT CGCTGTCAAGTATCAGGACATGATCGCAGCGTTGCCAGAGGCGACACACG AAGCGATCGTTGGCGTCGGCAAACAGTGGTCCGGCGCACGCGCTCTGGA GGCCTTGCTCACGGTGGCGGGAGAGTTGAGAGGTCCACCGTTACAGTTGG ACACAGGCCAACTTCTCAAGATTGCAAAACGTGGCGGCGTGACCGCAGTG GAGGCAGTGCATGCATGGCGCAATGCACTGACGGGTGCCCCGCTCAACTT GACCCCCGAGCAAGTCGTCGCAATCGCCAGCCATGATGGAGGGAAGCAA GCCCTCGAAACCGTGCAGCGGTTGCTTCCTGTGCTCTGCCAGGCCCACGGC CTTACCCCTCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCAAGTAACGGAGGAGGAAAGCA AGCCTTGGAGACAGTGCAGCGCCTGTTGCCCGTGCTGTGCCAGGCACACG GCCTCACACCAGAGCAGGTCGTGGCCATTGCCTCCCATGACGGGGGGAAA CAGGCTCTGGAGACCGTCCAGAGGCTGCTGCCCGTCCTCTGTCAAGCTCAC GGCCTGACTCCCCAACAAGTGGTCGCCATCGCCTCTAATGGCGGCGGGAA GCAGGCACTGGAAACAGTGCAGAGACTGCTCCCTGTGCTTTGCCAAGCTC ATGGGTTGACCCCCCAACAGGTCGTCGCTATTGCCTCAAACGGGGGGGGC AAGCAGGCCCTTGAGACTGTGCAGAGGCTGTTGCCAGTGCTGTGTCAGGC TCACGGGCTCACTCCACAACAGGTGGTCGCAATTGCCAGCAACGGCGGCG GAAAGCAAGCTCTTGAAACCGTGCAACGCCTCCTGCCCGTGCTCTGTCAGG CTCATGGCCTGACACCACAACAAGTCGTGGCCATCGCCAGTAATAATGGC GGGAAACAGGCTCTTGAGACCGTCCAGAGGCTGCTCCCAGTGCTCTGCCA GGCACACGGGCTGACCCCCGAGCAGGTGGTGGCTATCGCCAGCAATATTG GGGGCAAGCAGGCCCTGGAAACAGTCCAGGCCCTGCTGCCAGTGCTTTGC CAGGCTCACGGGCTCACTCCCCAGCAGGTCGTGGCAATCGCCTCCAACGG CGGAGGGAAGCAGGCTCTGGAGACCGTGCAGAGACTGCTGCCCGTCTTGT GCCAGGCCCACGGACTCACACCTGAACAGGTCGTCGCCATTGCCTCTCACG ATGGGGGCAAACAAGCCCTGGAGACAGTGCAGCGGCTGTTGCCTGTGTTG TGCCAAGCCCACGGCTTGACTCCTCAACAAGTGGTCGCCATCGCCTCAAAT GGCGGCGGAAAACAAGCTCTGGAGACAGTGCAGAGGTTGCTGCCCGTCC TCTGCCAAGCCCACGGCCTGACTCCCCAACAGGTCGTCGCCATTGCCAGCA ACAACGGAGGAAAGCAGGCTCTCGAAACTGTGCAGCGGCTGCTTCCTGTG CTGTGTCAGGCTCATGGGCTGACCCCCGAGCAAGTGGTGGCTATTGCCTCT AATGGAGGCAAGCAAGCCCTTGAGACAGTCCAGAGGCTGTTGCCAGTGCT GTGCCAGGCCCACGGGCTCACACCCCAGCAGGTGGTCGCCATCGCCAGTA ACAACGGGGGCAAACAGGCATTGGAAACCGTCCAGCGCCTGCTTCCAGTG CTCTGCCAGGCACACGGACTGACACCCGAACAGGTGGTGGCCATTGCATC CCATGATGGGGGCAAGCAGGCCCTGGAGACCGTGCAGAGACTCCTGCCA GTGTTGTGCCAAGCTCACGGCCTCACCCCTCAGCAAGTCGTGGCCATCGCC TCAAACGGGGGGGGCCGGCCTGCACTGGAGAGCATTGTTGCCCAGTTATC TCGCCCTGATCCGGCGTTGGCCGCGTTGACCAACGACCACCTCGTCGCCTT GGCCTGCCTCGGCGGGCGTCCTGCGCTGGATGCAGTGAAAAAGGGATTG GGGGATCCTATCAGCCGTTCCCAGCTGGTGAAGTCCGAGCTGGAGGAGAA GAAATCCGAGTTGAGGCACAAGCTGAAGTACGTGCCCCACGAGTACATCG AGCTGATCGAGATCGCCCGGAACAGCACCCAGGACCGTATCCTGGAGATG AAGGTGATGGAGTTCTTCATGAAGGTGTACGGCTACAGGGGCAAGCACCT GGGCGGCTCCAGGAAGCCCGACGGCGCCATCTACACCGTGGGCTCCCCCA TCGACTACGGCGTGATCGTGGACACCAAGGCCTACTCCGGCGGCTACAAC CTGCCCATCGGCCAGGCCGACGAAATGCAGAGGTACGTGGAGGAGAACC AGACCAGGAACAAGCACATCAACCCCAACGAGTGGTGGAAGGTGTACCCC TCCAGCGTGACCGAGTTCAAGTTCCTGTTCGTGTCCGGCCACTTCAAGGGC AACTACAAGGCCCAGCTGACCAGGCTGAACCACATCACCAACTGCAACGG CGCCGTGCTGTCCGTGGAGGAGCTCCTGATCGGCGGCGAGATGATCAAG GCCGGCACCCTGACCCTGGAGGAGGTGAGGAGGAAGTTCAACAACGGCG AGATCAACTTCGCGGCCGACTGATAA PD1-T3 SEQ ID TACCTCTGTGGGGCCATCTCCCTGGCCCCCAAGGCGCAGATCAAAGAGA NO. 5 2A-element SEQ ID TCCGGTGAGGGCAGAGGAAGTCTTCTAACATGCGGTGACGTGGAGGAGA NO. 6 ATCCGGGCCCC apoptosis CAR SEQ ID GCTTTGCCTGTCACTGCCTTGCTGCTTCCACTTGCTCTGTTGTTGCACGCCG (without start NO. 7 CAAGACCCGAGGTCAAGCTCCAGGAAAGCGGACCAGGGCTGGTGGCCCC codon) TAGTCAGTCATTGAGCGTCACTTGCACCGTCAGCGGCGTGTCTCTGCCCGA TTACGGCGTGAGCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCAAGGAAGGGACTGGAGTGG CTGGGCGTCATCTGGGGGAGCGAGACTACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAA GAGCAGGCTGACCATCATTAAGGACAACTCCAAGTCCCAGGTCTTTCTGAA AATGAACAGCCTGCAGACTGATGACACTGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCA TTACTACTACGGGGGCAGCTACGCTATGGACTACTGGGGGCAGGGGACCT CTGTCACAGTGTCAAGTGGCGGAGGAGGCAGTGGCGGAGGGGGAAGTG GGGGCGGCGGCAGCGACATCCAGATGACCCAGACAACATCCAGCCTCTCC GCCTCTCTGGGCGACAGAGTGACAATCAGCTGCCGGGCCAGTCAGGACAT CAGCAAGTATCTCAATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCAGACGGGACAGTGAAAT TGCTGATCTACCACACATCCAGGCTGCACTCAGGAGTCCCCAGCAGGTTTT CCGGCTCCGGCTCCGGGACAGATTACAGTCTGACCATTTCCAACCTGGAGC AGGAGGATATTGCCACATACTTTTGCCAGCAAGGCAACACTCTGCCCTATA CCTTCGGCGGAGGCACAAAACTGGAGATTACTCGGTCGGATCCCGAGCCC AAATCTCCTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTCCCGTG GCCGGCCCGTCAGTGTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATG ATCGCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGA GGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCAT AATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTACCGTG TGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAG TACAAGTGCAAGGTGTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAAC CATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGC CCCCATCCCGGGATGAGCTGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTG GTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGG GCAACCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACG GCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGC AGGGGAACGTGTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCCCTGCACAATCACT ATACCCAGAAATCTCTGAGTCTGAGCCCAGGCAAGAAGGATATTTTGGGG TGGCTTTGCCTTCTTCTTTTGCCAATTCCACTAATTGTTTGGGTGAAGAGAA AGGAAGTACAGAAAACATGCAGAAAGCACAGAAAGGAAAACCAAGGTTC TCATGAATCTCCAACCTTAAATCCTGAAACAGTGGCAATAAATTTATCTGAT GTTGACTTGAGTAAATATATCACCACTATTGCTGGAGTCATGACACTAAGT CAAGTTAAAGGCTTTGTTCGAAAGAATGGTGTCAATGAAGCCAAAATAGA TGAGATCAAGAATGACAATGTCCAAGACACAGCAGAACAGAAAGTTCAAC TGCTTCGTAATTGGCATCAACTTCATGGAAAGAAAGAAGCGTATGACACAT TGATTGCAGATCTCAAAAAAGCCAATCTTTGTACTCTTGCAGAGAAAATTC AGACTATCATCCTCAAGGACATTACTAGTGACTCAGAAAATTCAAACTTCA GAAATGAAATCCAGAGCTTGGTCGAA BGH polyA SEQ ID TCTAGAGGGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGATCAGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGT NO. 8 TGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAG GTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATT GTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAG CAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGT GGGCTCTATGACTAGTGGCGAATTC Interleukin-12 SEQ ID MCPARSLLLVATLVLLDHLSLARNLPVATPDPGMFPCLHHSQNLLRAVSNML subunit alpha NO. 9 QKARQTLEFYPCTSEEIDHEDITKDKTSTVEACLPLELTKNESCLNSRETSFITNG SCLASRKTSFMMALCLSSIYEDLKMYQVEFKTMNAKLLMDPKRQIFLDQNML AVIDELMQALNFNSETVPQKSSLEEPDFYKTKIKLCILLHAFRIRAVTIDRVMSYL NAS Interleukin-12 SEQ ID MCHQQLVISWFSLVFLASPLVAIWELKKDVYVVELDWYPDAPGEMVVLTCDT subunit beta NO. 10 PEEDGITWTLDQSSEVLGSGKTLTIQVKEFGDAGQYTCHKGGEVLSHSLLLLHK KEDGIWSTDILKDQKEPKNKTFLRCEAKNYSGRFTCWWLTTISTDLTFSVKSSR GSSDPQGVTCGAATLSAERVRGDNKEYEYSVECQEDSACPAAEESLPIEVMV DAVHKLKYENYTSSFFIRDIIKPDPPKNLQLKPLKNSRQVEVSWEYPDTWSTPH SYFSLTFCVQVQGKSKREKKDRVFTDKTSATVICRKNASISVRAQDRYYSSSWS EWASVPCS Lck left SEQ ID GGGATAGGGGGTGCCTCTGTGTGTGTGTGTGAGAGTGTGTGTGTGTAGG homology NO. 11 GTGTGTATATGTATAGGGTGTGTGTGAGTGTGTGTGTGTGAGAGAGTGTG TGTGTGGCAGAATAGACTGCGGAGGTGGATTTCATCTTGATATGAAAGGT CTGGAATGCATGGTACATTAAACTTTGAGGACAGCGCTTTCCAAGCACTCT GAGGAGCAGCCCTAGAGAAGGAGGAGCTGCAGGGACTCCGGGGGCTTCA AAGTGAGGGCCCCACTCTGCTTCAGGCAAAACAGGCACACATTTATCACTT TATCTATGGAGTTCTGCTTGATTTCATCAGACAAAAAATTTCCACTGCTAAA ACAGGCAAATAAACAAAAAAAAAGTTATGGCCAACAGAGTCACTGGAGG GTTTTCTGCTGGGGAGAAGCAAGCCCGTGTTTGAAGGAACCCTGTGAGAT GACTGTGGGCTGTGTGAGGGGAACAGCGGGGGCTTGATGGTGGACTTCG GGAGCAGAAGCCTCTTTCTCAGCCTCCTCAGCTAGACAGGGGAATTATAAT AGGAGGTGTGGCGTGCACACCTCTCCAGTAGGGGAGGGTCTGATAAGTC AGGTCTCTCCCAGGCTTGGGAAAGTGTGTGTCATCTCTAGGAGGTGGTCCT CCCAACACAGGGTACTGGCAGAGGGAGAGGGAGGGGGCAGAGGCAGGA AGTGGGTAACTAGACTAACAAAGGTGCCTGTGGCGGTTTGCCCATCCCAG GTGGGAGGGTGGGGCTAGGGCTCAGGGGCCGTGTGTGAATTTACTTGTA GCCTGAGGGCTCAGAGGGAGCACCGGTTTGGAGCTGGGACCCCCTATTTT AGCTTTTCTGTGGCTGGTGAATGGGGATCCCAGGATCTCACAATCTCAGGT ACTTTTGGAACTTTCCAGGGCAAGGCCCCATTATATCTGATGTTGGGGGAG CAGATCTTGGGGGAGCCCCTTCAGCCCCCTCTTCCATTCCCTCAGGGACC Ick right SEQ ID GGCTGTGGCTGCAGCTCACACCCGGAAGATGACTGGATGGAAAACATCGA homology NO. 12 TGTGTGTGAGAACTGCCATTATCCCATAGTCCCACTGGATGGCAAGGGCA CGGTAAGAGGCGAGACAGGGGCCTTGGTGAGGGAGTTGGGTAGAGAAT GCAACCCAGGAGAAAGAAATGACCAGCACTACAGGCCCTTGAAAGAATA GAGTGGCCCTCTCCCCTGAAATACAGAAAGGAAAAGAGGCCCAGAGAGG GGAAGGGAATCTCCTAAGATCACACAGAAAGTAGTTGGTAAACTCAGGGA TAACATCTAACCAGGCTGGAGAGGCTGAGAGCAGAGCAGGGGGGAAGG GGGCCAGGGTCTGACCCAATCTTCTGCTTTCTGACCCCACCCTCATCCCCCA CTCCACAGCTGCTCATCCGAAATGGCTCTGAGGTGCGGGACCCACTGGTTA CCTACGAAGGCTCCAATCCGCCGGCTTCCCCACTGCAAGGTGACCCCAGGC AGCAGGGCCTGAAAGACAAGGCCTGCGGATCCCTGGCTGTTGGCTTCCAC CTCTCCCCCACCTACTTTCTCCCCGGTCTTGCCTTCCTTGTCCCCCACCCTGT AACTCCAGGCTTCCTGCCGATCCCAGCTCGGTTCTCCCTGATGCCCCTTGTC TTTACAGACAACCTGGTTATCGCTCTGCACAGCTATGAGCCCTCTCACGAC GGAGATCTGGGCTTTGAGAAGGGGGAACAGCTCCGCATCCTGGAGCAGT GAGTCCCTCTCCACCTTGCTCTGGCGGAGTCCGTGAGGGAGCGGCGATCT CCGCGACCCGCAGCCCTCCTGCGGCCCTTGACCAGCTCGGGGTGGCCGCC CTTGGGACAAAATTCGAGGCTCAGTATTGCTGAGCCAGGGTTGGGGGAG GCTGGCTTAAGGGGTGGAGGGGTCTTTGAGGGAGGGTCTCAGGTCGACG GCTGAGCGAGCCACACTGACCCACCTCCGTGGCGCAGGAGCGGCGAGTG apoptosis CAR SEQ ID ATGGCTTTGCCTGTCACTGCCTTGCTGCTTCCACTTGCTCTGTTGTTGCACG (with start NO. 13 CCGCAAGACCCGAGGTCAAGCTCCAGGAAAGCGGACCAGGGCTGGTGGC codon) CCCTAGTCAGTCATTGAGCGTCACTTGCACCGTCAGCGGCGTGTCTCTGCC CGATTACGGCGTGAGCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCAAGGAAGGGACTGGAG TGGCTGGGCGTCATCTGGGGGAGCGAGACTACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCT GAAGAGCAGGCTGACCATCATTAAGGACAACTCCAAGTCCCAGGTCTTTCT GAAAATGAACAGCCTGCAGACTGATGACACTGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAA GCATTACTACTACGGGGGCAGCTACGCTATGGACTACTGGGGGCAGGGG ACCTCTGTCACAGTGTCAAGTGGCGGAGGAGGCAGTGGCGGAGGGGGAA GTGGGGGCGGCGGCAGCGACATCCAGATGACCCAGACAACATCCAGCCTC TCCGCCTCTCTGGGCGACAGAGTGACAATCAGCTGCCGGGCCAGTCAGGA CATCAGCAAGTATCTCAATTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCAGACGGGACAGTGA AATTGCTGATCTACCACACATCCAGGCTGCACTCAGGAGTCCCCAGCAGGT TTTCCGGCTCCGGCTCCGGGACAGATTACAGTCTGACCATTTCCAACCTGG AGCAGGAGGATATTGCCACATACTTTTGCCAGCAAGGCAACACTCTGCCCT ATACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACAAAACTGGAGATTACTCGGTCGGATCCCGAG CCCAAATCTCCTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTCCC GTGGCCGGCCCGTCAGTGTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTC ATGATCGCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCA CGAGGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTG CATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTACC GTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTGTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAA AACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCC TGCCCCCATCCCGGGATGAGCTGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGC CTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAA TGGGCAACCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCG ACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGC AGCAGGGGAACGTGTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCCCTGCACAAT CACTATACCCAGAAATCTCTGAGTCTGAGCCCAGGCAAGAAGGATATTTTG GGGTGGCTTTGCCTTCTTCTTTTGCCAATTCCACTAATTGTTTGGGTGAAGA GAAAGGAAGTACAGAAAACATGCAGAAAGCACAGAAAGGAAAACCAAGG TTCTCATGAATCTCCAACCTTAAATCCTGAAACAGTGGCAATAAATTTATCT GATGTTGACTTGAGTAAATATATCACCACTATTGCTGGAGTCATGACACTA AGTCAAGTTAAAGGCTTTGTTCGAAAGAATGGTGTCAATGAAGCCAAAAT AGATGAGATCAAGAATGACAATGTCCAAGACACAGCAGAACAGAAAGTTC AACTGCTTCGTAATTGGCATCAACTTCATGGAAAGAAAGAAGCGTATGAC ACATTGATTGCAGATCTCAAAAAAGCCAATCTTTGTACTCTTGCAGAGAAA ATTCAGACTATCATCCTCAAGGACATTACTAGTGACTCAGAAAATTCAAAC TTCAGAAATGAAATCCAGAGCTTGGTCGAA Lck left SEQ ID CTCATAACAATTCTATGAGGTAGGAACAGTTATTTACTCTATTTTCCAAATA homology NO. 14 AGGAAACTGGGCTCGCCCAAGGTTCCACAACTAACATGTGTGTATTATTGA GCATTTAATTTACACCAGGGAAGCAGGTTGTGGTGGTGTGCACCTGTTGTC CAGCTATTTAGGAGGCTGAGGTGAAAGGATCACTTGAACGGAGGAGTTCA AATTTGCAATGTGCTATGATTGTGCCTGTGAACAGCTGCTGCACTCCAGCC TGGGCAACATAGTGAGATCCCTTATCTAAAACATTTTTTTTAAGTAAATAAT CAGGTGGGCACGGTGGCTCACGCCTGTAATCCAGCACTTTGGGAGGCTGA GGCGGGCGGATCACCTGAGGTCAGGAGTTCAAGACCAGCCTGACCAACAT GGAGAAACCCGTCTCTACTAAAAATACAAAATTAGCTTGGCGTGGTGGTG CATGCCTGTAATCCCAGCTACTCGAGAAGCTGAGGCAGGAGAATTGTTTG AACCTGGGAGGTGGAGGTTGCGGTGAGCCGAGATCGCACCATTGCACTCC AGCCTGGGCAACAAGAGTGAAATTGCATCTCAAAAAAAAAGAAAAGGAA ATAATCTATACCAGGCACTCCAAGTGGTGTGACTGATATTCAACAAGTACC TCTAGTGTGACCTTACCATTGATGAAGACCAAGATTCTTTTGGATTGGTGC TCACACTGTGCCAGTTAAATATTCCGAACATTACCCTTGCCTGTGGGCTTCC AGTGCCTGACCTTGATGTCCTTTCACCCATCAACCCGTAGGGATGACCAAC CCGGAGGTGATTCAGAACCTGGAGCGAGGCTACCGCATGGTGCGCCCTGA CAACTGTCCAGAGGAGCTGTACCAACTCATGAGGCTGTGCTGGAAGGAGC GCCCAGAGGACCGGCCCACCTTTGACTACCTGCGCAGTGTGCTGGAGGAC TTCTTCACGGCCACAGAGGGCCAGTACCAGCCTCAGCCT Ick right SEQ ID GAGGCCTTGAGAGGCCCTGGGGTTCTCCCCCTTTCTCTCCAGCCTGACTTG homology NO. 15 GGGAGATGGAGTTCTTGTGCCATAGTCACATGGCCTATGCACATATGGAC TCTGCACATGAATCCCACCCACATGTGACACATATGCACCTTGTGTCTGTAC ACGTGTCCTGTAGTTGCGTGGACTCTGCACATGTCTTGTACATGTGTAGCC TGTGCATGTATGTCTTGGACACTGTACAAGGTACCCCTTTCTGGCTCTCCCA TTTCCTGAGACCACAGAGAGAGGGGAGAAGCCTGGGATTGACAGAAGCT TCTGCCCACCTACTTTTCTTTCCTCAGATCATCCAGAAGTTCCTCAAGGGCC AGGACTTTATCTAATACCTCTGTGTGCTCCTCCTTGGTGCCTGGCCTGGCAC ACATCAGGAGTTCAATAAATGTCTGTTGATGACTGTTGTACATCTCTTTGCT GTCCACTCTTTGTGGGTGGGCAGTGGGGGTTAAGAAAATGGTAATTAGGT CACCCTGAGTTGGGGTGAAAGATGGGATGAGTGGATGTCTGGAGGCTCT GCAGACCCCTTCAAATGGGACAGTGCTCCTCACCCCTCCCCAAAGGATTCA GGGTGACTCCTACCTGGAATCCCTTAGGGAATGGGTGCGTCAAAGGACCT TCCTCCCCATTATAAAAGGGCAACAGCATTTTTTACTGATTCAAGGGCTATA TTTGACCTCAGATTTTGTTTTTTTAAGGCTAGTCAAATGAAGCGGCGGGAA TGGAGGAGGAACAAATAAATCTGTAACTATCCTCAGATTTTTTTTTTTTTTT GAGACTGGGTCTCACTTTTTCATCCAGGCTGGAGTGCAGTCGCATGATCAC GGCTCACTGTAGCCTCAACCTCTCCAGCTCAAATGCTCCTCCTGTCTCAGCC TCCCGAGTACCTGGGACTACTTTCTTGAGGCCAGGAATTCAAGAACAGAG TAAGATCCTGGTCTCCAAAAAAAGTTTTAAA

Example 2: TALEN®-Mediated Double Targeted Integration of IL-15 and CAR Encoding Matrices in T-Cells Materials

X-vivo-15 was obtained for Lonza (cat #BE04-418Q), IL-2 from Miltenyi Biotech (cat #130-097-748), human serum AB from Seralab (cat #GEM-100-318), human T activator CD3/CD28 from Life Technology (cat #11132D), QBEND10-APC from R&D Systems (cat #FAB7227A), vioblue-labeled anti-CD3, PE-labeled anti-LNGFR, APC-labeled anti-CD25 and PE-labeled anti-PD1 from Miltenyi (cat #130-094-363, 130-112-790, 130-109-021 and 130-104-892 respectively) 48 wells treated plates (CytoOne, cat #CC7682-7548), human IL-15 Quantikine ELISA kit from R&D systems (cat #51500), ONE-Glo from Promega (cat #E6110). AAV6 batches containing the different matrices were obtained from Virovek, PBMC cells were obtained from Allcells, (cat #PB004F) and Raji-Luciferase cells were obtained after Firefly Luciferase-encoding lentiviral particles transduction of Raji cells from ATCC (cat #CCL-86).

Methods

2.1-Transfection-Transduction

The double targeted integration at TRAC and PD1 or CD25 loci were performed as follows. PBMC cells were first thawed, washed, resuspended and cultivated in X-vivo-15 complete media (X-vivo-15, 5% AB serum, 20 ng/mL IL-2). One day later, cells were activated by Dynabeads human T activator CD3/CD28 (25 uL of beads/1E⁶ CD3 positive cells) and cultivated at a density of 1E⁶ cells/mL for 3 days in X-vivo complete media at 37° C. in the presence of 5% CO₂. Cells were then split in fresh complete media and transduced/transfected the next day according to the following procedure. On the day of transduction-transfection, cells were first de-beaded by magnetic separation (EasySep), washed twice in Cytoporation buffer T (BTX Harvard Apparatus, Holliston, Mass.) and resuspended at a final concentration of 28E⁶ cells/mL in the same solution. Cellular suspension was mixed with 5 μg mRNA encoding TRAC TALEN® arms (SEQ ID NO:16 and 17) in the presence or in the absence of 15 μg of mRNA encoding arms of either CD25 or PD1 TALEN® (SEQ ID NO:18 and 19 and SEQ ID NO:20 and 21 respectively) in a final volume of 200 μl. TALEN® is a standard format of TALE-nucleases resulting from a fusion of TALE with Fok-1 Transfection was performed using Pulse Agile technology, by applying two 0.1 mS pulses at 3,000 V/cm followed by four 0.2 mS pulses at 325 V/cm in 0.4 cm gap cuvettes and in a final volume of 200 μl of Cytoporation buffer T (BTX Harvard Apparatus, Holliston, Mass.). Electroporated cells were then immediately transferred to a 12-well plate containing 1 mL of prewarm X-vivo-15 serum-free media and incubated for 37° C. for 15 min. Cells were then concentrated to 8E⁶ cells/mL in 250 μL of the same media in the presence of AAV6 particles (MOI=3E⁵ vg/cells) comprising the donor matrices in 48 wells regular treated plates. After 2 hours of culture at 30° C., 250 μL of Xvivo-15 media supplemented by 10% AB serum and 40 ng/ml IL-2 was added to the cell suspension and the mix was incubated 24 hours in the same culture conditions. One day later, cells were seeded at 1E⁶ cells/mL in complete X-vivo-15 media and cultivated at 37° C. in the presence of 5% CO₂.

2.2-Activation-Dependent Expression of ΔLNGFR and Secretion of IL15

Engineered T-cells were recovered from the transfection-transduction process described earlier and seeded at 1E⁶ cells/mL alone or in the presence of Raji cells (E:T=1:1) or Dynabeads (12.5 uL/1E⁶ cells) in 100 μL final volume of complete X-vivo-15 media. Cells were cultivated for 48 hours before being recovered, labeled and analyzed by flow cytometry. Cells were labeled with two independent sets of antibodies. The first sets of antibodies, aiming at detecting the presence of ΔLNGFR, CAR and CD3 cells, consisted in QBEND10-APC (diluted 1/10), vioblue-labeled anti CD3 (diluted 1/25) and PE-labeled anti-ΔLNGFR (diluted 1/25). The second sets of antibodies, aiming at detecting expression of endogenous CD25 and PD1, consisted in APC-labeled anti-CD25 (diluted 1/25) and vioblue-labeled anti PD1 (diluted 1/25).

The same experimental set up was used to study IL-15 secretion in the media. Cells mixture were kept in co-culture for 2, 4, 7 and 10 days before collecting and analyzing supernatant using an IL-15 specific ELISA kit.

2.3-Serial Killing Assay

To assess the antitumor activity of engineered CAR T-cells, a serial killing assay was performed. The principle of this assay is to challenge CAR T-cell antitumor activity everyday by a daily addition of a constant amount of tumor cells. Tumor cell proliferation, control and relapse could be monitored via luminescence read out thanks to a Luciferase marker stably integrated in Tumor cell lines.

Typically, CAR T-cells are mixed to a suspension of 2.5×10⁵ Raji-luc tumor cells at variable E:T ratio (E:T=5:1 or 1:1) in a total volume of 1 mL of Xvivo 5% AB, 20 ng/uL IL-2. The mixture is incubated 24 hours before determining the luminescence of 25 uL of cell suspension using ONE-Glo reagent. Cells mixture are then spun down, the old media is discarded and substituted with 1 mL of fresh complete X-vivo-15 media containing 2.5×10⁵ Raji-Luc cells and the resulting cell mixture is incubated for 24 hours. This protocol is repeated 4 days.

Experiments and Results

This example describes methods to improve the therapeutic outcome of CAR T-cell therapies by integrating an IL-15/soluble IL-15 receptor alpha heterodimer (IL15/sIL15rα) expression cassette under the control of the endogenous T-cell promoters regulating PD1 and CD25 genes. Because both genes are known to be upregulated upon tumor engagement by CAR T-cells, they could be hijacked to re-express IL-IL15/sIL15rα only in vicinity of a tumor. This method aims to reduce the potential side effects of IL15/sIL15rα systemic secretion while maintaining its capacity to reduced activation induced T-cell death (AICD), promote T-cell survival, enhance T-cell antitumor activity and to reverse T-cell anergy.

The method developed to integrate IL15/sIL15rα at PD1 and CD25 loci consisted in generating a double-strand break at both loci using TALEN in the presence of a DNA repair matrix vectorized by AAV6. This matrix consists of two homology arms embedding IL15/sIL15rα coding regions separated by a 2A cis acting elements and regulatory elements (stop codon and polyA sequences). Depending on the locus targeted and its involvement in T-cell activity, the targeted endogenous gene could be inactivated or not via specific matrix design. When CD25 gene was considered as targeted locus, the insertion matrix was designed to knock-in (KI) IL15/sIL15ra without inactivating CD25 because the protein product of this gene is regarded as essential for T-cell function. By constrast, because PD1 is involved in T-cell inhibition/exhaustion of T-cells, the insertion matrix was designed to prevent its expression while enabling the expression and secretion of IL15/sIL15rα.

To illustrate this approach and demonstrate the feasibility of double targeted insertion in primary T-cells, three different matrices were designed (FIGS. 2A, 2B and 2C). The first one named CARm represented by SEQ ID NO:36 was designed to insert an anti-CD22 CAR cDNA at the TRAC locus in the presence of TRAC TALEN® (SEQ ID NO:16 and 17). The second one, IL-15_CD25m (SEQ ID NO:37) was designed to integrate IL15, sIL15rα and the surface marker named ΔLNGFR cDNAs separated by 2A cis-acting elements just before the stop codon of CD25 endogenous coding sequence using CD25 TALEN® (SEQ ID NO:18 and 19). The third one, IL-15_PD1m (SEQ ID NO:38), contained the same expression cassette and was designed to integrate in the middle of the PD1 open reading frame using PD1 TALEN® (SEQ ID NO:20 and 21). The three matrices contained an additional 2A cis-acting element located upstream expression cassettes to enable co-expression of IL15/sIL15rα and CAR with the endogenous gene targeted.

We first assessed the efficiency of double targeted insertion in T-cells by transducing them with one of the AAV6 encoding IL15/sIL15ra matrices (SEQ ID NO:41; pCLS30519) along with the one encoding the CAR and subsequently transfected the corresponding TALEN®. AAV6-assisted vectorization of matrices in the presence of mRNA encoding TRAC TALEN® (SEQ ID NO:22 and 23) and PD1 TALEN® (SEQ ID NO:24 and 25) or CD25 TALEN® (SEQ ID NO:26 and 27) enabled expression of the anti CD22 CAR in up to 46% of engineered T-cells (FIG. 3).

To determine the extent of IL15m integration at CD25 and PD1 locus, engineered T-cells were activated with either antiCD3/CD28 coated beads or with CD22 expressing Raji tumor cells. 2 days post activation, cells were recovered and analyzed by FACS using LNGFR expression as IL15/sIL15ra secretion surrogate (FIGS. 4 and 5). Our results showed that antiCD3/CD28 coated beads induced expression of LNGFR by T-cells containing IL-15m_CD25 or IL-15m_PD1, independently of the presence of the anti CD22 CAR (FIG. 4A-B). Tumor cells however, only induced expression of LNGFR by T-cell treated by both CARm and IL-15m. This indicated that expression of LNGFR could be specifically induced through tumor cell engagement by the CAR (FIGS. 5 and 6).

As expected the endogenous CD25 gene was still expressed in activated treated T-cells (FIGS. 7 and 8) while PD1 expression was strongly impaired (FIG. 12).

To verify that expression of LNGFR correlated with secretion of IL15 in the media, T-cells expressing the anti-CD22 CAR and LNGFR were incubated in the presence of CD22 expressing Raji tumor cells (E:T ratio=1:1) for a total of 10 days. Supernatant were recovered at day 2, 4, 7 and 10 and the presence of IL15 was quantified by ELISA assay. Our results showed that IL15 was secreted in the media only by T-cells that were co-treated by both CARm and IL15m matrices along with their corresponding TALEN® (FIG. 13). T-cell treated with either one of these matrices were unable to secrete any significant level of IL15 with respect to resting T-cells. Interestingly, IL-15 secretion level was found transitory, with a maximum peak centered at day 4 (FIG. 14).

To assess whether the level of secreted IL-15 (SEQ ID NO:59) could impact CAR T-cell activity, CAR T-cell were co-cultured in the presence of tumor cells at E:T ratio of 5:1 for 4 days. Their antitumor activity was challenged everyday by pelleting and resuspended them in a culture media lacking IL-2 and containing fresh tumor cells. Antitumor activity of CAR T-cell was monitored everyday by measuring the luminescence of the remaining Raji tumor cells expressing luciferase. Our results showed that CAR T-cells co-expressing IL-15 had a higher antitumor activity than those lacking IL15 at all time points considered (FIG. 15).

Thus, together our results showed that we have developed a method allowing simultaneous targeted insertions of CAR and IL15 cDNA at TRAC and CD25 or PD1 loci. This double targeted insertion led to robust expression of an antiCD22 CAR and to the secretion of IL15 in the media. Levels of secreted IL15 were sufficient to enhance the activity of CAR T-cells.

TABLE 5 Sequences referred to in example 2 and 3. SEQ ID Sequence RVD NO# Name Polypeptide sequence sequence 16 TALEN MGDPKKKRKVIDYPYDVPDYAIDIADLRTLGYSQQQQEKIKPKVRSTVA NG-NN- right TRAC QHHEALVGHGFTHAHIVALSQHPAALGTVAVKYQDMIAALPEATHEAIV NG-HD- GVGKQWSGARALEALLTVAGELRGPPLQLDTGQLLKIAKRGGVTAVEA HD-HD- VHAWRNALTGAPLNLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHG NI-HD-NI- LTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGG NN-NI- GKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVL NG-NI- CQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIA NG-HD- SHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQAL NG# LPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQ VVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALE TVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGL TPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGK QALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLC QAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIAS NGGGRPALESIVAQLSRPDPALAALTNDHLVALACLGGRPALDAVKKGL GDPISRSQLVKSELEEKKSELRHKLKYVPHEYIELIEIARNSTQDRILEMK VMEFFMKVYGYRGKHLGGSRKPDGAIYTVGSPIDYGVIVDTKAYSGGY NLPIGQADEMQRYVEENQTRNKHINPNEWWKVYPSSVTEFKFLFVSGH FKGNYKAQLTRLNHITNCNGAVLSVEELLIGGEMIKAGTLTLEEVRRKFN NGEINFAAD 17 TALEN MGDPKKKRKVIDKETAAAKFERQHMDSIDIADLRTLGYSQQQQEKIKPK HD-NG- Left TRAC VRSTVAQHHEALVGHGFTHAHIVALSQHPAALGTVAVKYQDMIAALPEA HD-NI- THEAIVGVGKQWSGARALEALLTVAGELRGPPLQLDTGQLLKIAKRGGV NN-HD- TAVEAVHAWRNALTGAPLNLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVL NG-NN- CQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAI NN-NG- ASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQA NI-HD-NI- LLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPE HD-NN- QVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQA NG# LETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQA HGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASN GGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLP VLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVV AIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETV QRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLT PQQVVAIASNGGGRPALESIVAQLSRPDPALAALTNDHLVALACLGGRP ALDAVKKGLGDPISRSQLVKSELEEKKSELRHKLKYVPHEYIELIEIARNS TQDRILEMKVMEFFMKVYGYRGKHLGGSRKPDGAIYTVGSPIDYGVIVD TKAYSGGYNLPIGQADEMQRYVEENQTRNKHINPNEWWKVYPSSVTE FKFLFVSGHFKGNYKAQLTRLNHITNCNGAVLSVEELLIGGEMIKAGTLT LEEVRRKFNNGEINFAAD 18 TALEN MGDPKKKRKVIDYPYDVPDYAIDIADLRTLGYSQQQQEKIKPKVRSTVA NN-NG- right CD25 QHHEALVGHGFTHAHIVALSQHPAALGTVAVKYQDMIAALPEATHEAIV NG-HD- GVGKQWSGARALEALLTVAGELRGPPLQLDTGQLLKIAKRGGVTAVEA NG-NG- VHAWRNALTGAPLNLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHG NG-NG- LTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGG NN-NN- GKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVL NG-NG- CQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAI NG-NG- ASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQ HD-NG# RLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTP QQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQ ALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQ AHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIAS NGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRL LPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQ VVAIASNGGGRPALESIVAQLSRPDPSGSGSGGDPISRSQLVKSELEEK KSELRHKLKYVPHEYIELIEIARNSTQDRILEMKVMEFFMKVYGYRGKHL GGSRKPDGAIYTVGSPIDYGVIVDTKAYSGGYNLPIGQADEMQRYVEEN QTRNKHINPNEWWKVYPSSVTEFKFLFVSGHFKGNYKAQLTRLNHITN CNGAVLSVEELLIGGEMIKAGTLTLEEVRRKFNNGEINFAAD 19 TALEN left MGDPKKKRKVIDYPYDVPDYAIDIADLRTLGYSQQQQEKIKPKVRSTVA NI-HD-NI- CD25 QHHEALVGHGFTHAHIVALSQHPAALGTVAVKYQDMIAALPEATHEAIV NN-NN- GVGKQWSGARALEALLTVAGELRGPPLQLDTGQLLKIAKRGGVTAVEA NI-NN- VHAWRNALTGAPLNLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGL NN-NI-NI- TPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGK NN-NI- QALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLC NN-NG- QAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIAS NI-NG# NIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLL PVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQV VAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETV QALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLT PEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQ ALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQ AHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASN GGGRPALESIVAQLSRPDPSGSGSGGDPISRSQLVKSELEEKKSELRH KLKYVPHEYIELIEIARNSTQDRILEMKVMEFFMKVYGYRGKHLGGSRK PDGAIYTVGSPIDYGVIVDTKAYSGGYNLPIGQADEMQRYVEENQTRNK HINPNEWWKVYPSSVTEFKFLFVSGHFKGNYKAQLTRLNHITNCNGAV LSVEELLIGGEMIKAGTLTLEEVRRKFNNGEINFAAD 20 TALEN MGDPKKKRKVIDYPYDVPDYAIDIADLRTLGYSQQQQEKIKPKVRSTVA KL-HD- right PD1 QHHEALVGHGFTHAHIVALSQHPAALGTVAVKYQDMIAALPEATHEAIV HD-NG- GVGKQWSGARALEALLTVAGELRGPPLQLDTGQLLKIAKRGGVTAVEA HD-NG- VHAWRNALTGAPLNLTPEQVVAIASKLGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGL YK-NG- TPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGG NN-NN- KQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVL NN-NN- CQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAI HD-HD- ASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASYKGGKQALETVQ NI-NG# RLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTP QQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQ ALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQA HGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHD GGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLP VLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVA IASNGGGRPALESIVAQLSRPDPALAALTNDHLVALACLGGRPALDAVK KGLGDPISRSQLVKSELEEKKSELRHKLKYVPHEYIELIEIARNSTQDRIL EMKVMEFFMKVYGYRGKHLGGSRKPDGAIYTVGSPIDYGVIVDTKAYS GGYNLPIGQADEMQRYVEENQTRNKHINPNEWWKVYPSSVTEFKFLFV SGHFKGNYKAQLTRLNHITNCNGAVLSVEELLIGGEMIKAGTLTLEEVRR KFNNGEINFAAD 21 TALEN MGDPKKKRKVIDKETAAAKFERQHMDSIDIADLRTLGYSQQQQEKIKPK HD-NG- Left PD1 VRSTVAQHHEALVGHGFTHAHIVALSQHPAALGTVAVKYQDMIAALPEA HD-NG- THEAIVGVGKQWSGARALEALLTVAGELRGPPLQLDTGQLLKIAKRGGV NG-NG- TAVEAVHAWRNALTGAPLNLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVL NN-NI- CQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAI NG-HD- ASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQ NG-NN- RLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTP N-NN- QQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQ HD-NG# ALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQA HGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASH DGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLL PVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQV VAIASNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETV QRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLT PQQVVAIASNGGGRPALESIVAQLSRPDPALAALTNDHLVALACLGGRP ALDAVKKGLGDPISRSQLVKSELEEKKSELRHKLKYVPHEYIELIEIARNS TQDRILEMKVMEFFMKVYGYRGKHLGGSRKPDGAIYTVGSPIDYGVIVD TKAYSGGYNLPIGQADEMQRYVEENQTRNKHINPNEWWKVYPSSVTE FKFLFVSGHFKGNYKAQLTRLNHITNCNGAVLSVEELLIGGEMIKAGTLT LEEVRRKFNNGEINFAAD Sequences referred to in example 2 and 3. SEQ ID Sequence NO# Name Polynucleotide sequence 22 TALEN ATGGGCGATCCTAAAAAGAAACGTAAGGTCATCGATTACCCATACGATGTTCCAGATTACGC TRAC TATCGATATCGCCGATCTACGCACGCTCGGCTACAGCCAGCAGCAACAGGAGAAGATCAAA pCLS11370 CCGAAGGTTCGTTCGACAGTGGCGCAGCACCACGAGGCACTGGTCGGCCACGGGTTTACA CACGCGCACATCGTTGCGTTAAGCCAACACCCGGCAGCGTTAGGGACCGTCGCTGTCAAG TATCAGGACATGATCGCAGCGTTGCCAGAGGCGACACACGAAGCGATCGTTGGCGTCGGC AAACAGTGGTCCGGCGCACGCGCTCTGGAGGCCTTGCTCACGGTGGCGGGAGAGTTGAG AGGTCCACCGTTACAGTTGGACACAGGCCAACTTCTCAAGATTGCAAAACGTGGCGGCGTG ACCGCAGTGGAGGCAGTGCATGCATGGCGCAATGCACTGACGGGTGCCCCGCTCAACTTG ACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGAC GGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGG TGGCCATCGCCAGCAATAATGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGC CGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAAT GGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGC CCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCAAGCAGG CGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCG GAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCA GCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCA TCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTG CTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATATTGGT GGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTGCAGGCGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGG CTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGG AGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAG GTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTGCAGGCGCT GTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCA GCAATAATGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCC AGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATATTGGTGGCAAGC AGGCGCTGGAGACGGTGCAGGCGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACC CCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGT CCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGG CCATCGCCAGCAATATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTGCAGGCGCTGTTGCCGG TGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGC GGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCA CGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCAAGCAGGCGC TGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCTCAGC AGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGCGGCAGGCCGGCGCTGGAGAGCATTGTTGCC CAGTTATCTCGCCCTGATCCGGCGTTGGCCGCGTTGACCAACGACCACCTCGTCGCCTTGG CCTGCCTCGGCGGGCGTCCTGCGCTGGATGCAGTGAAAAAGGGATTGGGGGATCCTATCA GCCGTTCCCAGCTGGTGAAGTCCGAGCTGGAGGAGAAGAAATCCGAGTTGAGGCACAAGC TGAAGTACGTGCCCCACGAGTACATCGAGCTGATCGAGATCGCCCGGAACAGCACCCAGG ACCGTATCCTGGAGATGAAGGTGATGGAGTTCTTCATGAAGGTGTACGGCTACAGGGGCAA GCACCTGGGCGGCTCCAGGAAGCCCGACGGCGCCATCTACACCGTGGGCTCCCCCATCG ACTACGGCGTGATCGTGGACACCAAGGCCTACTCCGGCGGCTACAACCTGCCCATCGGCC AGGCCGACGAAATGCAGAGGTACGTGGAGGAGAACCAGACCAGGAACAAGCACATCAACC CCAACGAGTGGTGGAAGGTGTACCCCTCCAGCGTGACCGAGTTCAAGTTCCTGTTCGTGTC CGGCCACTTCAAGGGCAACTACAAGGCCCAGCTGACCAGGCTGAACCACATCACCAACTG CAACGGCGCCGTGCTGTCCGTGGAGGAGCTCCTGATCGGCGGCGAGATGATCAAGGCCG GCACCCTGACCCTGGAGGAGGTGAGGAGGAAGTTCAACAACGGCGAGATCAACTTCGCGG CCGACTGATAA 23 TALEN ATGGGCGATCCTAAAAAGAAACGTAAGGTCATCGATAAGGAGACCGCCGCTGCCAAGTTCG TRAC AGAGACAGCACATGGACAGCATCGATATCGCCGATCTACGCACGCTCGGCTACAGCCAGC pCLS11369 AGCAACAGGAGAAGATCAAACCGAAGGTTCGTTCGACAGTGGCGCAGCACCACGAGGCAC TGGTCGGCCACGGGTTTACACACGCGCACATCGTTGCGTTAAGCCAACACCCGGCAGCGT TAGGGACCGTCGCTGTCAAGTATCAGGACATGATCGCAGCGTTGCCAGAGGCGACACACG AAGCGATCGTTGGCGTCGGCAAACAGTGGTCCGGCGCACGCGCTCTGGAGGCCTTGCTCA CGGTGGCGGGAGAGTTGAGAGGTCCACCGTTACAGTTGGACACAGGCCAACTTCTCAAGA TTGCAAAACGTGGCGGCGTGACCGCAGTGGAGGCAGTGCATGCATGGCGCAATGCACTGA CGGGTGCCCCGCTCAACTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGC GGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGG CTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGG AGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAG GTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCT GTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCA GCAATATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTGCAGGCGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCC AGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATAATGGTGGCAAGC AGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACC CCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGT CCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGG CCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCG GTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATAAT GGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCA CGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATAATGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCT GGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGC AGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGG CTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGC CAGCAATATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTGCAGGCGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTG CCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCA AGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTG ACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGAC GGTGCAGGCGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGG TGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTG CCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAAT AATGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGC CCACGGCTTGACCCCTCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGCGGCAGGCCGG CGCTGGAGAGCATTGTTGCCCAGTTATCTCGCCCTGATCCGGCGTTGGCCGCGTTGACCAA CGACCACCTCGTCGCCTTGGCCTGCCTCGGCGGGCGTCCTGCGCTGGATGCAGTGAAAAA GGGATTGGGGGATCCTATCAGCCGTTCCCAGCTGGTGAAGTCCGAGCTGGAGGAGAAGAA ATCCGAGTTGAGGCACAAGCTGAAGTACGTGCCCCACGAGTACATCGAGCTGATCGAGATC GCCCGGAACAGCACCCAGGACCGTATCCTGGAGATGAAGGTGATGGAGTTCTTCATGAAG GTGTACGGCTACAGGGGCAAGCACCTGGGCGGCTCCAGGAAGCCCGACGGCGCCATCTA CACCGTGGGCTCCCCCATCGACTACGGCGTGATCGTGGACACCAAGGCCTACTCCGGCGG CTACAACCTGCCCATCGGCCAGGCCGACGAAATGCAGAGGTACGTGGAGGAGAACCAGAC CAGGAACAAGCACATCAACCCCAACGAGTGGTGGAAGGTGTACCCCTCCAGCGTGACCGA GTTCAAGTTCCTGTTCGTGTCCGGCCACTTCAAGGGCAACTACAAGGCCCAGCTGACCAGG CTGAACCACATCACCAACTGCAACGGCGCCGTGCTGTCCGTGGAGGAGCTCCTGATCGGC GGCGAGATGATCAAGGCCGGCACCCTGACCCTGGAGGAGGTGAGGAGGAAGTTCAACAAC GGCGAGATCAACTTCGCGGCCGACTGATAA 24 TALEN ATGGGCGATCCTAAAAAGAAACGTAAGGTCATCGATTACCCATACGATGTTCCAGATTACGC CD25 TATCGATATCGCCGATCTACGCACGCTCGGCTACAGCCAGCAGCAACAGGAGAAGATCAAA pCLS30480 CCGAAGGTTCGTTCGACAGTGGCGCAGCACCACGAGGCACTGGTCGGCCACGGGTTTACA CACGCGCACATCGTTGCGTTAAGCCAACACCCGGCAGCGTTAGGGACCGTCGCTGTCAAG TATCAGGACATGATCGCAGCGTTGCCAGAGGCGACACACGAAGCGATCGTTGGCGTCGGC AAACAGTGGTCCGGCGCACGCGCTCTGGAGGCCTTGCTCACGGTGGCGGGAGAGTTGAG AGGTCCACCGTTACAGTTGGACACAGGCCAACTTCTCAAGATTGCAAAACGTGGCGGCGTG ACCGCAGTGGAGGCAGTGCATGCATGGCGCAATGCACTGACGGGTGCCCCGCTCAACTTG ACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATAATGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGAC GGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGG TGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTG CCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAAT GGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGC CCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCAAGCAGG CGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCC CAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCA GCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCA TCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTG CTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGG TGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACG GCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTG GAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCA GGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATAATGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGC TGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCA GCAATAATGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCC AGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAG CAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGAC CCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGG TCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTG GCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCC GGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATG GCGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCC CACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCAAGCAGGC GCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCTCA GCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGCGGCAGGCCGGCGCTGGAGAGCATTGTTG CCCAGTTATCTCGCCCTGATCCGAGTGGCAGCGGAAGTGGCGGGGATCCTATCAGCCGTT CCCAGCTGGTGAAGTCCGAGCTGGAGGAGAAGAAATCCGAGTTGAGGCACAAGCTGAAGT ACGTGCCCCACGAGTACATCGAGCTGATCGAGATCGCCCGGAACAGCACCCAGGACCGTA TCCTGGAGATGAAGGTGATGGAGTTCTTCATGAAGGTGTACGGCTACAGGGGCAAGCACCT GGGCGGCTCCAGGAAGCCCGACGGCGCCATCTACACCGTGGGCTCCCCCATCGACTACG GCGTGATCGTGGACACCAAGGCCTACTCCGGCGGCTACAACCTGCCCATCGGCCAGGCCG ACGAAATGCAGAGGTACGTGGAGGAGAACCAGACCAGGAACAAGCACATCAACCCCAACG AGTGGTGGAAGGTGTACCCCTCCAGCGTGACCGAGTTCAAGTTCCTGTTCGTGTCCGGCCA CTTCAAGGGCAACTACAAGGCCCAGCTGACCAGGCTGAACCACATCACCAACTGCAACGG CGCCGTGCTGTCCGTGGAGGAGCTCCTGATCGGCGGCGAGATGATCAAGGCCGGCACCC TGACCCTGGAGGAGGTGAGGAGGAAGTTCAACAACGGCGAGATCAACTTCGCGGCCGACT GATAA 25 TALEN ATGGGCGATCCTAAAAAGAAACGTAAGGTCATCGATTACCCATACGATGTTCCAGATTACGC CD25 TATCGATATCGCCGATCTACGCACGCTCGGCTACAGCCAGCAGCAACAGGAGAAGATCAAA pCLS30479 CCGAAGGTTCGTTCGACAGTGGCGCAGCACCACGAGGCACTGGTCGGCCACGGGTTTACA CACGCGCACATCGTTGCGTTAAGCCAACACCCGGCAGCGTTAGGGACCGTCGCTGTCAAG TATCAGGACATGATCGCAGCGTTGCCAGAGGCGACACACGAAGCGATCGTTGGCGTCGGC AAACAGTGGTCCGGCGCACGCGCTCTGGAGGCCTTGCTCACGGTGGCGGGAGAGTTGAG AGGTCCACCGTTACAGTTGGACACAGGCCAACTTCTCAAGATTGCAAAACGTGGCGGCGTG ACCGCAGTGGAGGCAGTGCATGCATGGCGCAATGCACTGACGGGTGCCCCGCTCAACTTG ACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGAC GGTGCAGGCGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGG TGGCCATCGCCAGCCACGATGGCGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTG CCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAA TATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTGCAGGCGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGG CCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATAATGGTGGCAAGCAGG CGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCC CAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATAATGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCA GCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCA TCGCCAGCAATATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTGCAGGCGCTGTTGCCGGTGC TGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATAATGGTG GCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGC TTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATAATGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAG ACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGT GGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTGCAGGCGCTGTT GCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCA ATATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTGCAGGCGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAG GCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATAATGGTGGCAAGCAG GCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCC GGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTGC AGGCGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCC ATCGCCAGCAATAATGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTG CTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGG TGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGGAGACGGTCCAGCGGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACG GCTTGACCCCGGAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATATTGGTGGCAAGCAGGCGCTGG AGACGGTGCAGGCGCTGTTGCCGGTGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACCCCTCAGCAG GTGGTGGCCATCGCCAGCAATGGCGGCGGCAGGCCGGCGCTGGAGAGCATTGTTGCCCA GTTATCTCGCCCTGATCCGAGTGGCAGCGGAAGTGGCGGGGATCCTATCAGCCGTTCCCA GCTGGTGAAGTCCGAGCTGGAGGAGAAGAAATCCGAGTTGAGGCACAAGCTGAAGTACGT GCCCCACGAGTACATCGAGCTGATCGAGATCGCCCGGAACAGCACCCAGGACCGTATCCT GGAGATGAAGGTGATGGAGTTCTTCATGAAGGTGTACGGCTACAGGGGCAAGCACCTGGG CGGCTCCAGGAAGCCCGACGGCGCCATCTACACCGTGGGCTCCCCCATCGACTACGGCGT GATCGTGGACACCAAGGCCTACTCCGGCGGCTACAACCTGCCCATCGGCCAGGCCGACGA AATGCAGAGGTACGTGGAGGAGAACCAGACCAGGAACAAGCACATCAACCCCAACGAGTG GTGGAAGGTGTACCCCTCCAGCGTGACCGAGTTCAAGTTCCTGTTCGTGTCCGGCCACTTC AAGGGCAACTACAAGGCCCAGCTGACCAGGCTGAACCACATCACCAACTGCAACGGCGCC GTGCTGTCCGTGGAGGAGCTCCTGATCGGCGGCGAGATGATCAAGGCCGGCACCCTGACC CTGGAGGAGGTGAGGAGGAAGTTCAACAACGGCGAGATCAACTTCGCGGCCGACTGATAA 26 TALEN PD1 ATGGGCGATCCTAAAAAGAAACGTAAGGTCATCGATTACCCATACGATGTTCCAGATTACGC pCLS28959 TATCGATATCGCCGATCTACGCACGCTCGGCTACAGCCAGCAGCAACAGGAGAAGATCAAA CCGAAGGTTCGTTCGACAGTGGCGCAGCACCACGAGGCACTGGTCGGCCACGGGTTTACA CACGCGCACATCGTTGCGTTAAGCCAACACCCGGCAGCGTTAGGGACCGTCGCTGTCAAG TATCAGGACATGATCGCAGCGTTGCCAGAGGCGACACACGAAGCGATCGTTGGCGTCGGC AAACAGTGGTCCGGCGCACGCGCTCTGGAGGCCTTGCTCACGGTGGCGGGAGAGTTGAG AGGTCCACCGTTACAGTTGGACACAGGCCAACTTCTCAAGATTGCAAAACGTGGCGGCGTG ACCGCAGTGGAGGCAGTGCATGCATGGCGCAATGCACTGACGGGTGCCCCGCTCAACTTG ACCCCCGAGCAAGTGGTGGCTATCGCTTCCAAGCTGGGGGGAAAGCAGGCCCTGGAGACC GTCCAGGCCCTTCTCCCAGTGCTTTGCCAGGCTCACGGACTGACCCCTGAACAGGTGGTG GCAATTGCCTCACACGACGGGGGCAAGCAGGCACTGGAGACTGTCCAGCGGCTGCTGCCT GTCCTCTGCCAGGCCCACGGACTCACTCCTGAGCAGGTCGTGGCCATTGCCAGCCACGAT GGGGGCAAACAGGCTCTGGAGACCGTGCAGCGCCTCCTCCCAGTGCTGTGCCAGGCTCAT GGGCTGACCCCACAGCAGGTCGTCGCCATTGCCAGTAACGGCGGGGGGAAGCAGGCCCT CGAAACAGTGCAGAGGCTGCTGCCCGTCTTGTGCCAAGCACACGGCCTGACACCCGAGCA GGTGGTGGCCATCGCCTCTCATGACGGCGGCAAGCAGGCCCTTGAGACAGTGCAGAGACT GTTGCCCGTGTTGTGTCAGGCCCACGGGTTGACACCCCAGCAGGTGGTCGCCATCGCCAG CAATGGCGGGGGAAAGCAGGCCCTTGAGACCGTGCAGCGGTTGCTTCCAGTGTTGTGCCA GGCACACGGACTGACCCCTCAACAGGTGGTCGCAATCGCCAGCTACAAGGGCGGAAAGCA GGCTCTGGAGACAGTGCAGCGCCTCCTGCCCGTGCTGTGTCAGGCTCACGGACTGACACC ACAGCAGGTGGTCGCCATCGCCAGTAACGGGGGCGGCAAGCAGGCTTTGGAGACCGTCC AGAGACTCCTCCCCGTCCTTTGCCAGGCCCACGGGTTGACACCTCAGCAGGTCGTCGCCA TTGCCTCCAACAACGGGGGCAAGCAGGCCCTCGAAACTGTGCAGAGGCTGCTGCCTGTGC TGTGCCAGGCTCATGGGCTGACACCCCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATTGCCTCTAACAACGGCG GCAAACAGGCACTGGAGACCGTGCAAAGGCTGCTGCCCGTCCTCTGCCAAGCCCACGGGC TCACTCCACAGCAGGTCGTGGCCATCGCCTCAAACAATGGCGGGAAGCAGGCCCTGGAGA CTGTGCAAAGGCTGCTCCCTGTGCTCTGCCAGGCACACGGACTGACCCCTCAGCAGGTGG TGGCAATCGCTTCCAACAACGGGGGAAAGCAGGCCCTCGAAACCGTGCAGCGCCTCCTCC CAGTGCTGTGCCAGGCACATGGCCTCACACCCGAGCAAGTGGTGGCTATCGCCAGCCACG ACGGAGGGAAGCAGGCTCTGGAGACCGTGCAGAGGCTGCTGCCTGTCCTGTGCCAGGCC CACGGGCTTACTCCAGAGCAGGTCGTCGCCATCGCCAGTCATGATGGGGGGAAGCAGGCC CTTGAGACAGTCCAGCGGCTGCTGCCAGTCCTTTGCCAGGCTCACGGCTTGACTCCCGAG CAGGTCGTGGCCATTGCCTCAAACATTGGGGGCAAACAGGCCCTGGAGACAGTGCAGGCC CTGCTGCCCGTGTTGTGTCAGGCCCACGGCTTGACACCCCAGCAGGTGGTCGCCATTGCC TCTAATGGCGGCGGGAGACCCGCCTTGGAGAGCATTGTTGCCCAGTTATCTCGCCCTGATC CGGCGTTGGCCGCGTTGACCAACGACCACCTCGTCGCCTTGGCCTGCCTCGGCGGGCGTC CTGCGCTGGATGCAGTGAAAAAGGGATTGGGGGATCCTATCAGCCGTTCCCAGCTGGTGA AGTCCGAGCTGGAGGAGAAGAAATCCGAGTTGAGGCACAAGCTGAAGTACGTGCCCCACG AGTACATCGAGCTGATCGAGATCGCCCGGAACAGCACCCAGGACCGTATCCTGGAGATGA AGGTGATGGAGTTCTTCATGAAGGTGTACGGCTACAGGGGCAAGCACCTGGGCGGCTCCA GGAAGCCCGACGGCGCCATCTACACCGTGGGCTCCCCCATCGACTACGGCGTGATCGTGG ACACCAAGGCCTACTCCGGCGGCTACAACCTGCCCATCGGCCAGGCCGACGAAATGCAGA GGTACGTGGAGGAGAACCAGACCAGGAACAAGCACATCAACCCCAACGAGTGGTGGAAGG TGTACCCCTCCAGCGTGACCGAGTTCAAGTTCCTGTTCGTGTCCGGCCACTTCAAGGGCAA CTACAAGGCCCAGCTGACCAGGCTGAACCACATCACCAACTGCAACGGCGCCGTGCTGTC CGTGGAGGAGCTCCTGATCGGCGGCGAGATGATCAAGGCCGGCACCCTGACCCTGGAGG AGGTGAGGAGGAAGTTCAACAACGGCGAGATCAACTTCGCGGCCGACTGATAA 27 TALEN PD1 ATGGGCGATCCTAAAAAGAAACGTAAGGTCATCGATAAGGAGACCGCCGCTGCCAAGTTCG pCLS18792 AGAGACAGCACATGGACAGCATCGATATCGCCGATCTACGCACGCTCGGCTACAGCCAGC AGCAACAGGAGAAGATCAAACCGAAGGTTCGTTCGACAGTGGCGCAGCACCACGAGGCAC TGGTCGGCCACGGGTTTACACACGCGCACATCGTTGCGTTAAGCCAACACCCGGCAGCGT TAGGGACCGTCGCTGTCAAGTATCAGGACATGATCGCAGCGTTGCCAGAGGCGACACACG AAGCGATCGTTGGCGTCGGCAAACAGTGGTCCGGCGCACGCGCTCTGGAGGCCTTGCTCA CGGTGGCGGGAGAGTTGAGAGGTCCACCGTTACAGTTGGACACAGGCCAACTTCTCAAGA TTGCAAAACGTGGCGGCGTGACCGCAGTGGAGGCAGTGCATGCATGGCGCAATGCACTGA CGGGTGCCCCGCTCAACTTGACCCCCGAGCAAGTCGTCGCAATCGCCAGCCATGATGGAG GGAAGCAAGCCCTCGAAACCGTGCAGCGGTTGCTTCCTGTGCTCTGCCAGGCCCACGGCC TTACCCCTCAGCAGGTGGTGGCCATCGCAAGTAACGGAGGAGGAAAGCAAGCCTTGGAGA CAGTGCAGCGCCTGTTGCCCGTGCTGTGCCAGGCACACGGCCTCACACCAGAGCAGGTCG TGGCCATTGCCTCCCATGACGGGGGGAAACAGGCTCTGGAGACCGTCCAGAGGCTGCTGC CCGTCCTCTGTCAAGCTCACGGCCTGACTCCCCAACAAGTGGTCGCCATCGCCTCTAATGG CGGCGGGAAGCAGGCACTGGAAACAGTGCAGAGACTGCTCCCTGTGCTTTGCCAAGCTCA TGGGTTGACCCCCCAACAGGTCGTCGCTATTGCCTCAAACGGGGGGGGCAAGCAGGCCCT TGAGACTGTGCAGAGGCTGTTGCCAGTGCTGTGTCAGGCTCACGGGCTCACTCCACAACA GGTGGTCGCAATTGCCAGCAACGGCGGCGGAAAGCAAGCTCTTGAAACCGTGCAACGCCT CCTGCCCGTGCTCTGTCAGGCTCATGGCCTGACACCACAACAAGTCGTGGCCATCGCCAG TAATAATGGCGGGAAACAGGCTCTTGAGACCGTCCAGAGGCTGCTCCCAGTGCTCTGCCA GGCACACGGGCTGACCCCCGAGCAGGTGGTGGCTATCGCCAGCAATATTGGGGGCAAGC AGGCCCTGGAAACAGTCCAGGCCCTGCTGCCAGTGCTTTGCCAGGCTCACGGGCTCACTC CCCAGCAGGTCGTGGCAATCGCCTCCAACGGCGGAGGGAAGCAGGCTCTGGAGACCGTG CAGAGACTGCTGCCCGTCTTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGACTCACACCTGAACAGGTCGTCGCC ATTGCCTCTCACGATGGGGGCAAACAAGCCCTGGAGACAGTGCAGCGGCTGTTGCCTGTG TTGTGCCAAGCCCACGGCTTGACTCCTCAACAAGTGGTCGCCATCGCCTCAAATGGCGGC GGAAAACAAGCTCTGGAGACAGTGCAGAGGTTGCTGCCCGTCCTCTGCCAAGCCCACGGC CTGACTCCCCAACAGGTCGTCGCCATTGCCAGCAACAACGGAGGAAAGCAGGCTCTCGAA ACTGTGCAGCGGCTGCTTCCTGTGCTGTGTCAGGCTCATGGGCTGACCCCCGAGCAAGTG GTGGCTATTGCCTCTAATGGAGGCAAGCAAGCCCTTGAGACAGTCCAGAGGCTGTTGCCAG TGCTGTGCCAGGCCCACGGGCTCACACCCCAGCAGGTGGTCGCCATCGCCAGTAACAACG GGGGCAAACAGGCATTGGAAACCGTCCAGCGCCTGCTTCCAGTGCTCTGCCAGGCACACG GACTGACACCCGAACAGGTGGTGGCCATTGCATCCCATGATGGGGGCAAGCAGGCCCTGG AGACCGTGCAGAGACTCCTGCCAGTGTTGTGCCAAGCTCACGGCCTCACCCCTCAGCAAG TCGTGGCCATCGCCTCAAACGGGGGGGGCCGGCCTGCACTGGAGAGCATTGTTGCCCAGT TATCTCGCCCTGATCCGGCGTTGGCCGCGTTGACCAACGACCACCTCGTCGCCTTGGCCT GCCTCGGCGGGCGTCCTGCGCTGGATGCAGTGAAAAAGGGATTGGGGGATCCTATCAGCC GTTCCCAGCTGGTGAAGTCCGAGCTGGAGGAGAAGAAATCCGAGTTGAGGCACAAGCTGA AGTACGTGCCCCACGAGTACATCGAGCTGATCGAGATCGCCCGGAACAGCACCCAGGACC GTATCCTGGAGATGAAGGTGATGGAGTTCTTCATGAAGGTGTACGGCTACAGGGGCAAGCA CCTGGGCGGCTCCAGGAAGCCCGACGGCGCCATCTACACCGTGGGCTCCCCCATCGACTA CGGCGTGATCGTGGACACCAAGGCCTACTCCGGCGGCTACAACCTGCCCATCGGCCAGGC CGACGAAATGCAGAGGTACGTGGAGGAGAACCAGACCAGGAACAAGCACATCAACCCCAA CGAGTGGTGGAAGGTGTACCCCTCCAGCGTGACCGAGTTCAAGTTCCTGTTCGTGTCCGG CCACTTCAAGGGCAACTACAAGGCCCAGCTGACCAGGCTGAACCACATCACCAACTGCAAC GGCGCCGTGCTGTCCGTGGAGGAGCTCCTGATCGGCGGCGAGATGATCAAGGCCGGCAC CCTGACCCTGGAGGAGGTGAGGAGGAAGTTCAACAACGGCGAGATCAACTTCGCGGCCGA CTGATAA 28 TALEN TTGTCCCACAGATATCCAGAACCCTGACCCTGCCGTGTACCAGCTGAGA target TRAC 29 TALEN TACAGGAGGAAGAGTAGAAGAACAATCTAGAAAACCAAAAGAACA target CD25  30 TALEN TACCTCTGTGGGGCCATCTCCCTGGCCCCCAAGGCGCAGATCAAAGAGA target PD1 31 Matrice TTGCTGGGCCTTTTTCCCATGCCTGCCTTTACTCTGCCAGAGTTATATTGCTGGGGTTTTGA TRAC AGAAGATCCTATTAAATAAAAGAATAAGCAGTATTATTAAGTAGCCCTGCATTTCAGGTTTCC locus_CubiCAR TTGAGTGGCAGGCCAGGCCTGGCCGTGAACGTTCACTGAAATCATGGCCTCTTGGCCAAG Cb22 ATTGATAGCTTGTGCCTGTCCCTGAGTCCCAGTCCATCACGAGCAGCTGGTTTCTAAGATGC pCLS30056 TATTTCCCGTATAAAGCATGAGACCGTGACTTGCCAGCCCCACAGAGCCCCGCCCTTGTCC ATCACTGGCATCTGGACTCCAGCCTGGGTTGGGGCAAAGAGGGAAATGAGATCATGTCCTA ACCCTGATCCTCTTGTCCCACAGATATCCAGTACCCCTACGACGTGCCCGACTACGCCTCC GGTGAGGGCAGAGGAAGTCTTCTAACATGCGGTGACGTGGAGGAGAATCCGGGCCCCGG ATCCGCTCTGCCCGTCACCGCTCTGCTGCTGCCACTGGCACTGCTGCTGCACGCTGCTAG GCCCGGAGGGGGAGGCAGCTGCCCCTACAGCAACCCCAGCCTGTGCAGCGGAGGCGGC GGCAGCGGCGGAGGGGGTAGCCAGGTGCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGA AGCCAAGCCAGACACTGTCCCTGACCTGCGCCATCAGCGGCGATTCCGTGAGCTCCAACT CCGCCGCCTGGAATTGGATCAGGCAGTCCCCTTCTCGGGGCCTGGAGTGGCTGGGAAGGA CATACTATCGGTCTAAGTGGTACAACGATTATGCCGTGTCTGTGAAGAGCAGAATCACAATC AACCCTGACACCTCCAAGAATCAGTTCTCTCTGCAGCTGAATAGCGTGACACCAGAGGACA CCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGAGGTGACCGGCGACCTGGAGGATGCCTTTGACATCT GGGGCCAGGGCACAATGGTGACCGTGAGCTCCGGAGGCGGCGGATCTGGCGGAGGAGG AAGTGGGGGCGGCGGGAGTGATATCCAGATGACACAGTCCCCATCCTCTCTGAGCGCCTC CGTGGGCGACAGAGTGACAATCACCTGTAGGGCCTCCCAGACCATCTGGTCTTACCTGAAC TGGTATCAGCAGAGGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCTAATCTGCTGATCTACGCAGCAAGCTCCCTG CAGAGCGGAGTGCCATCCAGATTCTCTGGCAGGGGCTCCGGCACAGACTTCACCCTGACC ATCTCTAGCCTGCAGGCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTATTGCCAGCAGTCTTATAGCATCC CCCAGACATTTGGCCAGGGCACCAAGCTGGAGATCAAGTCGGATCCCGGAAGCGGAGGG GGAGGCAGCTGCCCCTACAGCAACCCCAGCCTGTGCAGCGGAGGCGGCGGCAGCGAGCT GCCCACCCAGGGCACCTTCTCCAACGTGTCCACCAACGTGAGCCCAGCCAAGCCCACCAC CACCGCCTGTCCTTATTCCAATCCTTCCCTGTGTGCTCCCACCACAACCCCCGCTCCAAGG CCCCCTACCCCCGCACCAACTATTGCCTCCCAGCCACTCTCACTGCGGCCTGAGGCCTGTC GGCCCGCTGCTGGAGGCGCAGTGCATACAAGGGGCCTCGATTTCGCCTGCGATATTTACA TCTGGGCACCCCTCGCCGGCACCTGCGGGGTGCTTCTCCTCTCCCTGGTGATTACCCTGTA TTGCAGACGGGGCCGGAAGAAGCTCCTCTACATTTTTAAGCAGCCTTTCATGCGGCCAGTG CAGACAACCCAAGAGGAGGATGGGTGTTCCTGCAGATTCCCTGAGGAAGAGGAAGGCGGG TGCGAGCTGAGAGTGAAGTTCTCCAGGAGCGCAGATGCCCCCGCCTATCAACAGGGCCAG AACCAGCTCTACAACGAGCTTAACCTCGGGAGGCGCGAAGAATACGACGTGTTGGATAAGA GAAGGGGGCGGGACCCCGAGATGGGAGGAAAGCCCCGGAGGAAGAACCCTCAGGAGGG CCTGTACAACGAGCTGCAGAAGGATAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACTCAGAGATCGGGATGAA GGGGGAGCGGCGCCGCGGGAAGGGGCACGATGGGCTCTACCAGGGGCTGAGCACAGCC ACAAAGGACACATACGACGCCTTGCACATGCAGGCCCTTCCACCCCGGGAATAGTCTAGAG GGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGATCAGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTT TGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAAT AAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGT GGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGG TGGGCTCTATGACTAGTGGCGAATTCCCGTGTACCAGCTGAGAGACTCTAAATCCAGTGAC AAGTCTGTCTGCCTATTCACCGATTTTGATTCTCAAACAAATGTGTCACAAAGTAAGGATTCT GATGTGTATATCACAGACAAAACTGTGCTAGACATGAGGTCTATGGACTTCAAGAGCAACAG TGCTGTGGCCTGGAGCAACAAATCTGACTTTGCATGTGCAAACGCCTTCAACAACAGCATTA TTCCAGAAGACACCTTCTTCCCCAGCCCAGGTAAGGGCAGCTTTGGTGCCTTCGCAGGCTG TTTCCTTGCTTCAGGAATGGCCAGGTTCTGCCCAGAGCTCTGGTCAATGATGTCTAAAACTC CTCTGATTGGTGGTCTCGGCCTTATCCATTGCCACCAAAACCCTCTTTTTACTAA 32 Matrice GTTTATTATTCCTGTTCCACAGCTATTGTCTGCCATATAAAAACTTAGGCCAGGCACAGTGG CD25 CTCACACCTGTAATCCCAGCACTTTGGAAGGCCGAGGCAGGCAGATCACAAGGTCAGGAG locus_IL15_ TTCGAGACCAGCCTGGCCAACATAGCAAAACCCCATCTCTACTAAAAATACAAAAATTAGCC 2A_sIL15Ra AGGCATGGTGGCGTGTGCACTGGTTTAGAGTGAGGACCACATTTTTTTGGTGCCGTGTTAC pCLS30519 ACATATGACCGTGACTTTGTTACACCACTACAGGAGGAAGAGTAGAAGAACAATCGGTTCTG GCGTGAAACAGACTTTGAATTTTGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGTCCAACCC AGGGCCCGGTACCGGGTCCGCCACCATGGACTGGACCTGGATTCTGTTCCTCGTGGCTGC TGCTACAAGAGTGCACAGCGGCATTCATGTCTTCATTTTGGGCTGTTTCAGTGCAGGGCTTC CTAAAACAGAAGCCAACTGGGTGAATGTAATAAGTGATTTGAAAAAAATTGAAGATCTTATTC AATCTATGCATATTGATGCTACTTTATATACGGAAAGTGATGTTCACCCCAGTTGCAAAGTAA CAGCAATGAAGTGCTTTCTCTTGGAGTTACAAGTTATTTCACTTGAGTCCGGAGATGCAAGT ATTCATGATACAGTAGAAAATCTGATCATCCTAGCAAACAACAGTTTGTCTTCTAATGGGAAT GTAACAGAATCTGGATGCAAAGAATGTGAGGAACTGGAGGAAAAAAATATTAAAGAATTTTT GCAGAGTTTTGTACATATTGTCCAAATGTTCATCAACACTTCTGGAAGCGGAGCTACTAACT TCAGCCTGCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTGGGACCGGCTCT GCAACCATGGATTGGACGTGGATCCTGTTTCTCGTGGCAGCTGCCACAAGAGTTCACAGTA TCACGTGCCCTCCCCCCATGTCCGTGGAACACGCAGACATCTGGGTCAAGAGCTACAGCTT GTACTCCAGGGAGCGGTACATTTGTAACTCTGGTTTCAAGCGTAAAGCCGGCACGTCCAGC CTGACGGAGTGCGTGTTGAACAAGGCCACGAATGTCGCCCACTGGACAACCCCCAGTCTC AAATGCATTAGAGACCCTGCCCTGGTTCACCAAAGGCCAGCGCCACCCTCCACAGTAACGA CGGCAGGGGTGACCCCACAGCCAGAGAGCCTCTCCCCTTCTGGAAAAGAGCCCGCAGCTT CATCTCCCAGCTCAAACAACACAGCGGCCACAACAGCAGCTATTGTCCCGGGCTCCCAGCT GATGCCTTCAAAATCACCTTCCACAGGAACCACAGAGATAAGCAGTCATGAGTCCTCCCAC GGCACCCCCTCTCAGACAACAGCCAAGAACTGGGAACTCACAGCATCCGCCTCCCACCAG CCGCCAGGTGTGTATCCACAGGGCCACAGCGACACCACTGAGGGCAGAGGCAGCCTGCT GACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCCCGGGCCCATGGGGGCAGGTGCCACCGGCCGC GCCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCTTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTGGAGGTGCC AAGGAGGCATGCCCCACAGGCCTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAGCCTGCAAC CTGGGCGAGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGCCCTGCCT GGACAGCGTGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGTGCACCG AGTGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGATGACGCCGTGTGC CGCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCGCTGCGAGGCGTGCCGCGT GTGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAAGCAGAACACCGTGTGCGA GGAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGCCAACCACGTGGACCCGTGCCTGCCCT GCACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCTCCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGGGCCGACGCC GAGTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGATTACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGCTCGGAC AGCACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATAGCCAGC ACGGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGACCCGAGG CACCACCGACAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTGGGTCTT GTGGCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGAAAAACCAAAAGAACAAGAATTTCTTGGTAAGAAGC CGGGAACAGACAACAGAAGTCATGAAGCCCAAGTGAAATCAAAGGTGCTAAATGGTCGCCC AGGAGACATCCGTTGTGCTTGCCTGCGTTTTGGAAGCTCTGAAGTCACATCACAGGACACG GGGCAGTGGCAACCTTGTCTCTATGCCAGCTCAGTCCCATCAGAGAGCGAGCGCTACCCA CTTCTAAATAGCAATTTCGCCGTTGAAGAGGAAGGGCAAAACCACTAGAACTCTCCATCTTA TTTTCATGTATATGTGTTCAT 33 Matrice PD1 GACTCCCCAGACAGGCCCTGGAACCCCCCCACCTTCTCCCCAGCCCTGCTCGTGGTGACC locus_IL15_ GAAGGGGACAACGCCACCTTCACCTGCAGCTTCTCCAACACATCGGAGAGCTTCGTGCTAA 2A_sIL15Ra ACTGGTACCGCATGAGCCCCAGCAACCAGACGGACAAGCTGGCCGCCTTCCCCGAGGACC pCLS30513 GCAGCCAGCCCGGCCAGGACTGCCGCTTCCGTGTCACACAACTGCCCAACGGGCGTGACT TCCACATGAGCGTGGTCAGGGCCCGGCGCAATGACAGCGGCACCTACCTCTGTGGGGCC GGTTCTGGCGTGAAACAGACTTTGAATTTTGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGT CCAACCCAGGGCCCGGTACCGGGTCCGCCACCATGGACTGGACCTGGATTCTGTTCCTCG TGGCTGCTGCTACAAGAGTGCACAGCGGCATTCATGTCTTCATTTTGGGCTGTTTCAGTGCA GGGCTTCCTAAAACAGAAGCCAACTGGGTGAATGTAATAAGTGATTTGAAAAAAATTGAAGA TCTTATTCAATCTATGCATATTGATGCTACTTTATATACGGAAAGTGATGTTCACCCCAGTTG CAAAGTAACAGCAATGAAGTGCTTTCTCTTGGAGTTACAAGTTATTTCACTTGAGTCCGGAG ATGCAAGTATTCATGATACAGTAGAAAATCTGATCATCCTAGCAAACAACAGTTTGTCTTCTA ATGGGAATGTAACAGAATCTGGATGCAAAGAATGTGAGGAACTGGAGGAAAAAAATATTAAA GAATTTTTGCAGAGTTTTGTACATATTGTCCAAATGTTCATCAACACTTCTGGAAGCGGAGCT ACTAACTTCAGCCTGCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTGGGACC GGCTCTGCAACCATGGATTGGACGTGGATCCTGTTTCTCGTGGCAGCTGCCACAAGAGTTC ACAGTATCACGTGCCCTCCCCCCATGTCCGTGGAACACGCAGACATCTGGGTCAAGAGCTA CAGCTTGTACTCCAGGGAGCGGTACATTTGTAACTCTGGTTTCAAGCGTAAAGCCGGCACG TCCAGCCTGACGGAGTGCGTGTTGAACAAGGCCACGAATGTCGCCCACTGGACAACCCCC AGTCTCAAATGCATTAGAGACCCTGCCCTGGTTCACCAAAGGCCAGCGCCACCCTCCACAG TAACGACGGCAGGGGTGACCCCACAGCCAGAGAGCCTCTCCCCTTCTGGAAAAGAGCCCG CAGCTTCATCTCCCAGCTCAAACAACACAGCGGCCACAACAGCAGCTATTGTCCCGGGCTC CCAGCTGATGCCTTCAAAATCACCTTCCACAGGAACCACAGAGATAAGCAGTCATGAGTCC TCCCACGGCACCCCCTCTCAGACAACAGCCAAGAACTGGGAACTCACAGCATCCGCCTCC CACCAGCCGCCAGGTGTGTATCCACAGGGCCACAGCGACACCACTGAGGGCAGAGGCAG CCTGCTGACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCCCGGGCCCATGGGGGCAGGTGCCACCG GCCGCGCCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCTTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTGGAG GTGCCAAGGAGGCATGCCCCACAGGCCTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAGCCT GCAACCTGGGCGAGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGCCCT GCCTGGACAGCGTGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGTGC ACCGAGTGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGATGACGCCGT GTGCCGCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCGCTGCGAGGCGTGCC GCGTGTGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAAGCAGAACACCGTGT GCGAGGAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGCCAACCACGTGGACCCGTGCCTG CCCTGCACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCTCCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGGGCCGA CGCCGAGTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGATTACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGCTC GGACAGCACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATAGC CAGCACGGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGACCC GAGGCACCACCGACAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTGGG TCTTGTGGCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGATCTAGAGGGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGATCA GCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTT GACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATT GTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAG GATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGACTAGTGGCGAA TTCGGCGCAGATCAAAGAGAGCCTGCGGGCAGAGCTCAGGGTGACAGGTGCGGCCTCGG AGGCCCCGGGGCAGGGGTGAGCTGAGCCGGTCCTGGGGTGGGTGTCCCCTCCTGCACAG GATCAGGAGCTCCAGGGTCGTAGGGCAGGGACCCCCCAGCTCCAGTCCAGGGCTCTGTCC TGCACCTGGGGAATGGTGACCGGCATCTCTGTCCTCTAGCTCTGGAAGCACCCCAGCCCC TCTAGTCTGCCCTCACCCCTGACCCTGACCCTCCACCCTGACCCCGTCCTAACCCCTGACC TTTG 34 Matrice GTTTATTATTCCTGTTCCACAGCTATTGTCTGCCATATAAAAACTTAGGCCAGGCACAGTGG CD25 CTCACACCTGTAATCCCAGCACTTTGGAAGGCCGAGGCAGGCAGATCACAAGGTCAGGAG locus_IL12a_ TTCGAGACCAGCCTGGCCAACATAGCAAAACCCCATCTCTACTAAAAATACAAAAATTAGCC 2A_IL12b AGGCATGGTGGCGTGTGCACTGGTTTAGAGTGAGGACCACATTTTTTTGGTGCCGTGTTAC pCLS30520 ACATATGACCGTGACTTTGTTACACCACTACAGGAGGAAGAGTAGAAGAACAATCGGTTCTG GCGTGAAACAGACTTTGAATTTTGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGTCCAACCC AGGGCCCATGTGGCCCCCTGGGTCAGCCTCCCAGCCACCGCCCTCACCTGCCGCGGCCA CAGGTCTGCATCCAGCGGCTCGCCCTGTGTCCCTGCAGTGCCGGCTCAGCATGTGTCCAG CGCGCAGCCTCCTCCTTGTGGCTACCCTGGTCCTCCTGGACCACCTCAGTTTGGCCAGAAA CCTCCCCGTGGCCACTCCAGACCCAGGAATGTTCCCATGCCTTCACCACTCCCAAAACCTG CTGAGGGCCGTCAGCAACATGCTCCAGAAGGCCAGACAAACTCTAGAATTTTACCCTTGCA CTTCTGAAGAGATTGATCATGAAGATATCACAAAAGATAAAACCAGCACAGTGGAGGCCTGT TTACCATTGGAATTAACCAAGAATGAGAGTTGCCTAAATTCCAGAGAGACCTCTTTCATAACT AATGGGAGTTGCCTGGCCTCCAGAAAGACCTCTTTTATGATGGCCCTGTGCCTTAGTAGTAT TTATGAAGACTTGAAGATGTACCAGGTGGAGTTCAAGACCATGAATGCAAAGCTTCTGATGG ATCCTAAGAGGCAGATCTTTCTAGATCAAAACATGCTGGCAGTTATTGATGAGCTGATGCAG GCCCTGAATTTCAACAGTGAGACTGTGCCACAAAAATCCTCCCTTGAAGAACCGGATTTTTA TAAAACTAAAATCAAGCTCTGCATACTTCTTCATGCTTTCAGAATTCGGGCAGTGACTATTGA TAGAGTGATGAGCTATCTGAATGCTTCCGGAAGCGGAGCTACTAACTTCAGCCTGCTGAAG CAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTATGTGTCACCAGCAGTTGGTCATCTCTT GGTTTTCCCTGGTTTTTCTGGCATCTCCCCTCGTGGCCATATGGGAACTGAAGAAAGATGTT TATGTCGTAGAATTGGATTGGTATCCGGATGCCCCTGGAGAAATGGTGGTCCTCACCTGTG ACACCCCTGAAGAAGATGGTATCACCTGGACCTTGGACCAGAGCAGTGAGGTCTTAGGCTC TGGCAAAACCCTGACCATCCAAGTCAAAGAGTTTGGAGATGCTGGCCAGTACACCTGTCAC AAAGGAGGCGAGGTTCTAAGCCATTCGCTCCTGCTGCTTCACAAAAAGGAAGATGGAATTT GGTCCACTGATATTTTAAAGGACCAGAAAGAACCCAAAAATAAGACCTTTCTAAGATGCGAG GCCAAGAATTATTCTGGACGTTTCACCTGCTGGTGGCTGACGACAATCAGTACTGATTTGAC ATTCAGTGTCAAAAGCAGCAGAGGCTCTTCTGACCCCCAAGGGGTGACGTGCGGAGCTGC TACACTCTCTGCAGAGAGAGTCAGAGGGGACAACAAGGAGTATGAGTACTCAGTGGAGTGC CAGGAGGACAGTGCCTGCCCAGCTGCTGAGGAGAGTCTGCCCATTGAGGTCATGGTGGAT GCCGTTCACAAGCTCAAGTATGAAAACTACACCAGCAGCTTCTTCATCAGGGACATCATCAA ACCTGACCCACCCAAGAACTTGCAGCTGAAGCCATTAAAGAATTCTCGGCAGGTGGAGGTC AGCTGGGAGTACCCTGACACCTGGAGTACTCCACATTCCTACTTCTCCCTGACATTCTGCGT TCAGGTCCAGGGCAAGAGCAAGAGAGAAAAGAAAGATAGAGTCTTCACGGACAAGACCTCA GCCACGGTCATCTGCCGCAAAAATGCCAGCATTAGCGTGCGGGCCCAGGACCGCTACTAT AGCTCATCTTGGAGCGAATGGGCATCTGTGCCCTGCAGTGAGGGCAGAGGCAGCCTGCTG ACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCCCGGGCCCATGGGGGCAGGTGCCACCGGCCGCG CCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCTTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTGGAGGTGCCA AGGAGGCATGCCCCACAGGCCTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAGCCTGCAACC TGGGCGAGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGCCCTGCCTG GACAGCGTGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGTGCACCGA GTGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGATGACGCCGTGTGCC GCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCGCTGCGAGGCGTGCCGCGTG TGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAAGCAGAACACCGTGTGCGAG GAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGCCAACCACGTGGACCCGTGCCTGCCCTGC ACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCTCCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGGGCCGACGCCGA GTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGATTACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGCTCGGACAG CACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATAGCCAGCAC GGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGACCCGAGGCA CCACCGACAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTGGGTCTTGT GGCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGAAAAACCAAAAGAACAAGAATTTCTTGGTAAGAAGCC GGGAACAGACAACAGAAGTCATGAAGCCCAAGTGAAATCAAAGGTGCTAAATGGTCGCCCA GGAGACATCCGTTGTGCTTGCCTGCGTTTTGGAAGCTCTGAAGTCACATCACAGGACACGG GGCAGTGGCAACCTTGTCTCTATGCCAGCTCAGTCCCATCAGAGAGCGAGCGCTACCCACT TCTAAATAGCAATTTCGCCGTTGAAGAGGAAGGGCAAAACCACTAGAACTCTCCATCTTATT TTCATGTATATGTGTTCAT 35 Matrice PD1 GACTCCCCAGACAGGCCCTGGAACCCCCCCACCTTCTCCCCAGCCCTGCTCGTGGTGACC locus_IL12a_ GAAGGGGACAACGCCACCTTCACCTGCAGCTTCTCCAACACATCGGAGAGCTTCGTGCTAA 2A_IL12b ACTGGTACCGCATGAGCCCCAGCAACCAGACGGACAAGCTGGCCGCCTTCCCCGAGGACC pCLS30511 GCAGCCAGCCCGGCCAGGACTGCCGCTTCCGTGTCACACAACTGCCCAACGGGCGTGACT TCCACATGAGCGTGGTCAGGGCCCGGCGCAATGACAGCGGCACCTACCTCTGTGGGGCC GGTTCTGGCGTGAAACAGACTTTGAATTTTGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGT CCAACCCAGGGCCCATGTGGCCCCCTGGGTCAGCCTCCCAGCCACCGCCCTCACCTGCCG CGGCCACAGGTCTGCATCCAGCGGCTCGCCCTGTGTCCCTGCAGTGCCGGCTCAGCATGT GTCCAGCGCGCAGCCTCCTCCTTGTGGCTACCCTGGTCCTCCTGGACCACCTCAGTTTGGC CAGAAACCTCCCCGTGGCCACTCCAGACCCAGGAATGTTCCCATGCCTTCACCACTCCCAA AACCTGCTGAGGGCCGTCAGCAACATGCTCCAGAAGGCCAGACAAACTCTAGAATTTTACC CTTGCACTTCTGAAGAGATTGATCATGAAGATATCACAAAAGATAAAACCAGCACAGTGGAG GCCTGTTTACCATTGGAATTAACCAAGAATGAGAGTTGCCTAAATTCCAGAGAGACCTCTTT CATAACTAATGGGAGTTGCCTGGCCTCCAGAAAGACCTCTTTTATGATGGCCCTGTGCCTTA GTAGTATTTATGAAGACTTGAAGATGTACCAGGTGGAGTTCAAGACCATGAATGCAAAGCTT CTGATGGATCCTAAGAGGCAGATCTTTCTAGATCAAAACATGCTGGCAGTTATTGATGAGCT GATGCAGGCCCTGAATTTCAACAGTGAGACTGTGCCACAAAAATCCTCCCTTGAAGAACCG GATTTTTATAAAACTAAAATCAAGCTCTGCATACTTCTTCATGCTTTCAGAATTCGGGCAGTG ACTATTGATAGAGTGATGAGCTATCTGAATGCTTCCGGAAGCGGAGCTACTAACTTCAGCCT GCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTATGTGTCACCAGCAGTTGGT CATCTCTTGGTTTTCCCTGGTTTTTCTGGCATCTCCCCTCGTGGCCATATGGGAACTGAAGA AAGATGTTTATGTCGTAGAATTGGATTGGTATCCGGATGCCCCTGGAGAAATGGTGGTCCT CACCTGTGACACCCCTGAAGAAGATGGTATCACCTGGACCTTGGACCAGAGCAGTGAGGTC TTAGGCTCTGGCAAAACCCTGACCATCCAAGTCAAAGAGTTTGGAGATGCTGGCCAGTACA CCTGTCACAAAGGAGGCGAGGTTCTAAGCCATTCGCTCCTGCTGCTTCACAAAAAGGAAGA TGGAATTTGGTCCACTGATATTTTAAAGGACCAGAAAGAACCCAAAAATAAGACCTTTCTAA GATGCGAGGCCAAGAATTATTCTGGACGTTTCACCTGCTGGTGGCTGACGACAATCAGTAC TGATTTGACATTCAGTGTCAAAAGCAGCAGAGGCTCTTCTGACCCCCAAGGGGTGACGTGC GGAGCTGCTACACTCTCTGCAGAGAGAGTCAGAGGGGACAACAAGGAGTATGAGTACTCA GTGGAGTGCCAGGAGGACAGTGCCTGCCCAGCTGCTGAGGAGAGTCTGCCCATTGAGGTC ATGGTGGATGCCGTTCACAAGCTCAAGTATGAAAACTACACCAGCAGCTTCTTCATCAGGG ACATCATCAAACCTGACCCACCCAAGAACTTGCAGCTGAAGCCATTAAAGAATTCTCGGCAG GTGGAGGTCAGCTGGGAGTACCCTGACACCTGGAGTACTCCACATTCCTACTTCTCCCTGA CATTCTGCGTTCAGGTCCAGGGCAAGAGCAAGAGAGAAAAGAAAGATAGAGTCTTCACGGA CAAGACCTCAGCCACGGTCATCTGCCGCAAAAATGCCAGCATTAGCGTGCGGGCCCAGGA CCGCTACTATAGCTCATCTTGGAGCGAATGGGCATCTGTGCCCTGCAGTGAGGGCAGAGG CAGCCTGCTGACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCCCGGGCCCATGGGGGCAGGTGCCA CCGGCCGCGCCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCTTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTG GAGGTGCCAAGGAGGCATGCCCCACAGGCCTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAG CCTGCAACCTGGGCGAGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGC CCTGCCTGGACAGCGTGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGT GCACCGAGTGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGATGACGCC GTGTGCCGCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCGCTGCGAGGCGTG CCGCGTGTGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAAGCAGAACACCGT GTGCGAGGAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGCCAACCACGTGGACCCGTGCC TGCCCTGCACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCTCCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGGGCC GACGCCGAGTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGATTACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGC TCGGACAGCACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATA GCCAGCACGGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGAC CCGAGGCACCACCGACAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTG GGTCTTGTGGCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGATCTAGAGGGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGAT CAGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTC CTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGC ATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGG AGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGACTAGTGGCG AATTCGGCGCAGATCAAAGAGAGCCTGCGGGCAGAGCTCAGGGTGACAGGTGCGGCCTC GGAGGCCCCGGGGCAGGGGTGAGCTGAGCCGGTCCTGGGGTGGGTGTCCCCTCCTGCAC AGGATCAGGAGCTCCAGGGTCGTAGGGCAGGGACCCCCCAGCTCCAGTCCAGGGCTCTGT CCTGCACCTGGGGAATGGTGACCGGCATCTCTGTCCTCTAGCTCTGGAAGCACCCCAGCC CCTCTAGTCTGCCCTCACCCCTGACCCTGACCCTCCACCCTGACCCCGTCCTAACCCCTGA CCTTTG 36 Inserted ATGAGATCATGTCCTAACCCTGATCCTCTTGTCCCACAGATATCCAGAACCCTGACCCTGTT matice GCTGGGCCTTTTTCCCATGCCTGCCTTTACTCTGCCAGAGTTATATTGCTGGGGTTTTGAAG TRAC AAGATCCTATTAAATAAAAGAATAAGCAGTATTATTAAGTAGCCCTGCATTTCAGGTTTCCTT locus_CubiCAR GAGTGGCAGGCCAGGCCTGGCCGTGAACGTTCACTGAAATCATGGCCTCTTGGCCAAGAT Cb22 TGATAGCTTGTGCCTGTCCCTGAGTCCCAGTCCATCACGAGCAGCTGGTTTCTAAGATGCTA (60 TTTCCCGTATAAAGCATGAGACCGTGACTTGCCAGCCCCACAGAGCCCCGCCCTTGTCCAT nucleotides CACTGGCATCTGGACTCCAGCCTGGGTTGGGGCAAAGAGGGAAATGAGATCATGTCCTAAC upstream CCTGATCCTCTTGTCCCACAGATATCCAGTACCCCTACGACGTGCCCGACTACGCCTCCGG and TGAGGGCAGAGGAAGTCTTCTAACATGCGGTGACGTGGAGGAGAATCCGGGCCCCGGATC downstream) CGCTCTGCCCGTCACCGCTCTGCTGCTGCCACTGGCACTGCTGCTGCACGCTGCTAGGCC CGGAGGGGGAGGCAGCTGCCCCTACAGCAACCCCAGCCTGTGCAGCGGAGGCGGCGGCA GCGGCGGAGGGGGTAGCCAGGTGCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGAAGCCA AGCCAGACACTGTCCCTGACCTGCGCCATCAGCGGCGATTCCGTGAGCTCCAACTCCGCC GCCTGGAATTGGATCAGGCAGTCCCCTTCTCGGGGCCTGGAGTGGCTGGGAAGGACATAC TATCGGTCTAAGTGGTACAACGATTATGCCGTGTCTGTGAAGAGCAGAATCACAATCAACCC TGACACCTCCAAGAATCAGTTCTCTCTGCAGCTGAATAGCGTGACACCAGAGGACACCGCC GTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGAGGTGACCGGCGACCTGGAGGATGCCTTTGACATCTGGGGC CAGGGCACAATGGTGACCGTGAGCTCCGGAGGCGGCGGATCTGGCGGAGGAGGAAGTGG GGGCGGCGGGAGTGATATCCAGATGACACAGTCCCCATCCTCTCTGAGCGCCTCCGTGGG CGACAGAGTGACAATCACCTGTAGGGCCTCCCAGACCATCTGGTCTTACCTGAACTGGTAT CAGCAGAGGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCTAATCTGCTGATCTACGCAGCAAGCTCCCTGCAGAGC GGAGTGCCATCCAGATTCTCTGGCAGGGGCTCCGGCACAGACTTCACCCTGACCATCTCTA GCCTGCAGGCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTATTGCCAGCAGTCTTATAGCATCCCCCAGAC ATTTGGCCAGGGCACCAAGCTGGAGATCAAGTCGGATCCCGGAAGCGGAGGGGGAGGCA GCTGCCCCTACAGCAACCCCAGCCTGTGCAGCGGAGGCGGCGGCAGCGAGCTGCCCACC CAGGGCACCTTCTCCAACGTGTCCACCAACGTGAGCCCAGCCAAGCCCACCACCACCGCC TGTCCTTATTCCAATCCTTCCCTGTGTGCTCCCACCACAACCCCCGCTCCAAGGCCCCCTAC CCCCGCACCAACTATTGCCTCCCAGCCACTCTCACTGCGGCCTGAGGCCTGTCGGCCCGC TGCTGGAGGCGCAGTGCATACAAGGGGCCTCGATTTCGCCTGCGATATTTACATCTGGGCA CCCCTCGCCGGCACCTGCGGGGTGCTTCTCCTCTCCCTGGTGATTACCCTGTATTGCAGAC GGGGCCGGAAGAAGCTCCTCTACATTTTTAAGCAGCCTTTCATGCGGCCAGTGCAGACAAC CCAAGAGGAGGATGGGTGTTCCTGCAGATTCCCTGAGGAAGAGGAAGGCGGGTGCGAGCT GAGAGTGAAGTTCTCCAGGAGCGCAGATGCCCCCGCCTATCAACAGGGCCAGAACCAGCT CTACAACGAGCTTAACCTCGGGAGGCGCGAAGAATACGACGTGTTGGATAAGAGAAGGGG GCGGGACCCCGAGATGGGAGGAAAGCCCCGGAGGAAGAACCCTCAGGAGGGCCTGTACA ACGAGCTGCAGAAGGATAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACTCAGAGATCGGGATGAAGGGGGAGC GGCGCCGCGGGAAGGGGCACGATGGGCTCTACCAGGGGCTGAGCACAGCCACAAAGGAC ACATACGACGCCTTGCACATGCAGGCCCTTCCACCCCGGGAATAGTCTAGAGGGCCCGTTT AAACCCGCTGATCAGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCC CCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGG AAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGA CAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTAT GACTAGTGGCGAATTCCCGTGTACCAGCTGAGAGACTCTAAATCCAGTGACAAGTCTGTCT GCCTATTCACCGATTTTGATTCTCAAACAAATGTGTCACAAAGTAAGGATTCTGATGTGTATA TCACAGACAAAACTGTGCTAGACATGAGGTCTATGGACTTCAAGAGCAACAGTGCTGTGGC CTGGAGCAACAAATCTGACTTTGCATGTGCAAACGCCTTCAACAACAGCATTATTCCAGAAG ACACCTTCTTCCCCAGCCCAGGTAAGGGCAGCTTTGGTGCCTTCGCAGGCTGTTTCCTTGC TTCAGGAATGGCCAGGTTCTGCCCAGAGCTCTGGTCAATGATGTCTAAAACTCCTCTGATTG GTGGTCTCGGCCTTATCCATTGCCACCAAAACCCTCTTTTTACTAAGAAACAGTGAGCCTTG TTCTGGCAGTCCAGAGAATGACACGGGAAAAAAGCAGATGAAGA 37 Inserted AGTGCTGGCTAGAAACCAAGTGCTTTACTGCATGCACATCATTTAGCACAGTTAGTTGCTGT matice TTATTATTCCTGTTCCACAGCTATTGTCTGCCATATAAAAACTTAGGCCAGGCACAGTGGCT CD25 CACACCTGTAATCCCAGCACTTTGGAAGGCCGAGGCAGGCAGATCACAAGGTCAGGAGTT locus_IL15_ CGAGACCAGCCTGGCCAACATAGCAAAACCCCATCTCTACTAAAAATACAAAAATTAGCCAG 2A_sIL15Ra GCATGGTGGCGTGTGCACTGGTTTAGAGTGAGGACCACATTTTTTTGGTGCCGTGTTACAC (60 ATATGACCGTGACTTTGTTACACCACTACAGGAGGAAGAGTAGAAGAACAATCGGTTCTGG nucleotides CGTGAAACAGACTTTGAATTTTGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGTCCAACCCA upstream GGGCCCGGTACCGGGTCCGCCACCATGGACTGGACCTGGATTCTGTTCCTCGTGGCTGCT and GCTACAAGAGTGCACAGCGGCATTCATGTCTTCATTTTGGGCTGTTTCAGTGCAGGGCTTC downstream) CTAAAACAGAAGCCAACTGGGTGAATGTAATAAGTGATTTGAAAAAAATTGAAGATCTTATTC AATCTATGCATATTGATGCTACTTTATATACGGAAAGTGATGTTCACCCCAGTTGCAAAGTAA CAGCAATGAAGTGCTTTCTCTTGGAGTTACAAGTTATTTCACTTGAGTCCGGAGATGCAAGT ATTCATGATACAGTAGAAAATCTGATCATCCTAGCAAACAACAGTTTGTCTTCTAATGGGAAT GTAACAGAATCTGGATGCAAAGAATGTGAGGAACTGGAGGAAAAAAATATTAAAGAATTTTT GCAGAGTTTTGTACATATTGTCCAAATGTTCATCAACACTTCTGGAAGCGGAGCTACTAACT TCAGCCTGCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTGGGACCGGCTCT GCAACCATGGATTGGACGTGGATCCTGTTTCTCGTGGCAGCTGCCACAAGAGTTCACAGTA TCACGTGCCCTCCCCCCATGTCCGTGGAACACGCAGACATCTGGGTCAAGAGCTACAGCTT GTACTCCAGGGAGCGGTACATTTGTAACTCTGGTTTCAAGCGTAAAGCCGGCACGTCCAGC CTGACGGAGTGCGTGTTGAACAAGGCCACGAATGTCGCCCACTGGACAACCCCCAGTCTC AAATGCATTAGAGACCCTGCCCTGGTTCACCAAAGGCCAGCGCCACCCTCCACAGTAACGA CGGCAGGGGTGACCCCACAGCCAGAGAGCCTCTCCCCTTCTGGAAAAGAGCCCGCAGCTT CATCTCCCAGCTCAAACAACACAGCGGCCACAACAGCAGCTATTGTCCCGGGCTCCCAGCT GATGCCTTCAAAATCACCTTCCACAGGAACCACAGAGATAAGCAGTCATGAGTCCTCCCAC GGCACCCCCTCTCAGACAACAGCCAAGAACTGGGAACTCACAGCATCCGCCTCCCACCAG CCGCCAGGTGTGTATCCACAGGGCCACAGCGACACCACTGAGGGCAGAGGCAGCCTGCT GACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCCCGGGCCCATGGGGGCAGGTGCCACCGGCCGC GCCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCTTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTGGAGGTGCC AAGGAGGCATGCCCCACAGGCCTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAGCCTGCAAC CTGGGCGAGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGCCCTGCCT GGACAGCGTGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGTGCACCG AGTGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGATGACGCCGTGTGC CGCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCGCTGCGAGGCGTGCCGCGT GTGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAAGCAGAACACCGTGTGCGA GGAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGCCAACCACGTGGACCCGTGCCTGCCCT GCACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCTCCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGGGCCGACGCC GAGTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGATTACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGCTCGGAC AGCACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATAGCCAGC ACGGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGACCCGAGG CACCACCGACAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTGGGTCTT GTGGCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGAAAAACCAAAAGAACAAGAATTTCTTGGTAAGAAGC CGGGAACAGACAACAGAAGTCATGAAGCCCAAGTGAAATCAAAGGTGCTAAATGGTCGCCC AGGAGACATCCGTTGTGCTTGCCTGCGTTTTGGAAGCTCTGAAGTCACATCACAGGACACG GGGCAGTGGCAACCTTGTCTCTATGCCAGCTCAGTCCCATCAGAGAGCGAGCGCTACCCA CTTCTAAATAGCAATTTCGCCGTTGAAGAGGAAGGGCAAAACCACTAGAACTCTCCATCTTA TTTTCATGTATATGTGTTCATTAAAGCATGAATGGTATGGAACTCTCTCCACCCTATATGTAG TATAAAGAAAAGTAGGTT 38 Inserted GGTGGCCGGGGAGGCTTTGTGGGGCCACCCAGCCCCTTCCTCACCTCTCTCCATCTCTCA matrice PD1 GACTCCCCAGACAGGCCCTGGAACCCCCCCACCTTCTCCCCAGCCCTGCTCGTGGTGACC locus_IL15_ GAAGGGGACAACGCCACCTTCACCTGCAGCTTCTCCAACACATCGGAGAGCTTCGTGCTAA 2A_sIL15Ra ACTGGTACCGCATGAGCCCCAGCAACCAGACGGACAAGCTGGCCGCCTTCCCCGAGGACC (60 GCAGCCAGCCCGGCCAGGACTGCCGCTTCCGTGTCACACAACTGCCCAACGGGCGTGACT nucleotides TCCACATGAGCGTGGTCAGGGCCCGGCGCAATGACAGCGGCACCTACCTCTGTGGGGCC upstream GGTTCTGGCGTGAAACAGACTTTGAATTTTGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGT and CCAACCCAGGGCCCGGTACCGGGTCCGCCACCATGGACTGGACCTGGATTCTGTTCCTCG downstream) TGGCTGCTGCTACAAGAGTGCACAGCGGCATTCATGTCTTCATTTTGGGCTGTTTCAGTGCA GGGCTTCCTAAAACAGAAGCCAACTGGGTGAATGTAATAAGTGATTTGAAAAAAATTGAAGA TCTTATTCAATCTATGCATATTGATGCTACTTTATATACGGAAAGTGATGTTCACCCCAGTTG CAAAGTAACAGCAATGAAGTGCTTTCTCTTGGAGTTACAAGTTATTTCACTTGAGTCCGGAG ATGCAAGTATTCATGATACAGTAGAAAATCTGATCATCCTAGCAAACAACAGTTTGTCTTCTA ATGGGAATGTAACAGAATCTGGATGCAAAGAATGTGAGGAACTGGAGGAAAAAAATATTAAA GAATTTTTGCAGAGTTTTGTACATATTGTCCAAATGTTCATCAACACTTCTGGAAGCGGAGCT ACTAACTTCAGCCTGCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTGGGACC GGCTCTGCAACCATGGATTGGACGTGGATCCTGTTTCTCGTGGCAGCTGCCACAAGAGTTC ACAGTATCACGTGCCCTCCCCCCATGTCCGTGGAACACGCAGACATCTGGGTCAAGAGCTA CAGCTTGTACTCCAGGGAGCGGTACATTTGTAACTCTGGTTTCAAGCGTAAAGCCGGCACG TCCAGCCTGACGGAGTGCGTGTTGAACAAGGCCACGAATGTCGCCCACTGGACAACCCCC AGTCTCAAATGCATTAGAGACCCTGCCCTGGTTCACCAAAGGCCAGCGCCACCCTCCACAG TAACGACGGCAGGGGTGACCCCACAGCCAGAGAGCCTCTCCCCTTCTGGAAAAGAGCCCG CAGCTTCATCTCCCAGCTCAAACAACACAGCGGCCACAACAGCAGCTATTGTCCCGGGCTC CCAGCTGATGCCTTCAAAATCACCTTCCACAGGAACCACAGAGATAAGCAGTCATGAGTCC TCCCACGGCACCCCCTCTCAGACAACAGCCAAGAACTGGGAACTCACAGCATCCGCCTCC CACCAGCCGCCAGGTGTGTATCCACAGGGCCACAGCGACACCACTGAGGGCAGAGGCAG CCTGCTGACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCCCGGGCCCATGGGGGCAGGTGCCACCG GCCGCGCCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCTTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTGGAG GTGCCAAGGAGGCATGCCCCACAGGCCTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAGCCT GCAACCTGGGCGAGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGCCCT GCCTGGACAGCGTGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGTGC ACCGAGTGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGATGACGCCGT GTGCCGCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCGCTGCGAGGCGTGCC GCGTGTGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAAGCAGAACACCGTGT GCGAGGAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGCCAACCACGTGGACCCGTGCCTG CCCTGCACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCTCCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGGGCCGA CGCCGAGTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGATTACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGCTC GGACAGCACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATAGC CAGCACGGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGACCC GAGGCACCACCGACAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTGGG TCTTGTGGCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGATCTAGAGGGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGATCA GCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTT GACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATT GTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAG GATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGACTAGTGGCGAA TTCGGCGCAGATCAAAGAGAGCCTGCGGGCAGAGCTCAGGGTGACAGGTGCGGCCTCGG AGGCCCCGGGGCAGGGGTGAGCTGAGCCGGTCCTGGGGTGGGTGTCCCCTCCTGCACAG GATCAGGAGCTCCAGGGTCGTAGGGCAGGGACCCCCCAGCTCCAGTCCAGGGCTCTGTCC TGCACCTGGGGAATGGTGACCGGCATCTCTGTCCTCTAGCTCTGGAAGCACCCCAGCCCC TCTAGTCTGCCCTCACCCCTGACCCTGACCCTCCACCCTGACCCCGTCCTAACCCCTGACC TTTGTGCCCTTCCAGAGAGAAGGGCAGAAGTGCCCACAGCCCACCCCAGCCCCTCACCCA GGCC 39 Inserted AGTGCTGGCTAGAAACCAAGTGCTTTACTGCATGCACATCATTTAGCACAGTTAGTTGCTGT matrice TTATTATTCCTGTTCCACAGCTATTGTCTGCCATATAAAAACTTAGGCCAGGCACAGTGGCT CD25 CACACCTGTAATCCCAGCACTTTGGAAGGCCGAGGCAGGCAGATCACAAGGTCAGGAGTT locus_IL12a_ CGAGACCAGCCTGGCCAACATAGCAAAACCCCATCTCTACTAAAAATACAAAAATTAGCCAG 2A_IL12b GCATGGTGGCGTGTGCACTGGTTTAGAGTGAGGACCACATTTTTTTGGTGCCGTGTTACAC (60 ATATGACCGTGACTTTGTTACACCACTACAGGAGGAAGAGTAGAAGAACAATCGGTTCTGG nucleotides CGTGAAACAGACTTTGAATTTTGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGTCCAACCCA upstream GGGCCCATGTGGCCCCCTGGGTCAGCCTCCCAGCCACCGCCCTCACCTGCCGCGGCCAC and AGGTCTGCATCCAGCGGCTCGCCCTGTGTCCCTGCAGTGCCGGCTCAGCATGTGTCCAGC downstream) GCGCAGCCTCCTCCTTGTGGCTACCCTGGTCCTCCTGGACCACCTCAGTTTGGCCAGAAAC CTCCCCGTGGCCACTCCAGACCCAGGAATGTTCCCATGCCTTCACCACTCCCAAAACCTGC TGAGGGCCGTCAGCAACATGCTCCAGAAGGCCAGACAAACTCTAGAATTTTACCCTTGCAC TTCTGAAGAGATTGATCATGAAGATATCACAAAAGATAAAACCAGCACAGTGGAGGCCTGTT TACCATTGGAATTAACCAAGAATGAGAGTTGCCTAAATTCCAGAGAGACCTCTTTCATAACTA ATGGGAGTTGCCTGGCCTCCAGAAAGACCTCTTTTATGATGGCCCTGTGCCTTAGTAGTATT TATGAAGACTTGAAGATGTACCAGGTGGAGTTCAAGACCATGAATGCAAAGCTTCTGATGGA TCCTAAGAGGCAGATCTTTCTAGATCAAAACATGCTGGCAGTTATTGATGAGCTGATGCAGG CCCTGAATTTCAACAGTGAGACTGTGCCACAAAAATCCTCCCTTGAAGAACCGGATTTTTAT AAAACTAAAATCAAGCTCTGCATACTTCTTCATGCTTTCAGAATTCGGGCAGTGACTATTGAT AGAGTGATGAGCTATCTGAATGCTTCCGGAAGCGGAGCTACTAACTTCAGCCTGCTGAAGC AGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTATGTGTCACCAGCAGTTGGTCATCTCTTG GTTTTCCCTGGTTTTTCTGGCATCTCCCCTCGTGGCCATATGGGAACTGAAGAAAGATGTTT ATGTCGTAGAATTGGATTGGTATCCGGATGCCCCTGGAGAAATGGTGGTCCTCACCTGTGA CACCCCTGAAGAAGATGGTATCACCTGGACCTTGGACCAGAGCAGTGAGGTCTTAGGCTCT GGCAAAACCCTGACCATCCAAGTCAAAGAGTTTGGAGATGCTGGCCAGTACACCTGTCACA AAGGAGGCGAGGTTCTAAGCCATTCGCTCCTGCTGCTTCACAAAAAGGAAGATGGAATTTG GTCCACTGATATTTTAAAGGACCAGAAAGAACCCAAAAATAAGACCTTTCTAAGATGCGAGG CCAAGAATTATTCTGGACGTTTCACCTGCTGGTGGCTGACGACAATCAGTACTGATTTGACA TTCAGTGTCAAAAGCAGCAGAGGCTCTTCTGACCCCCAAGGGGTGACGTGCGGAGCTGCT ACACTCTCTGCAGAGAGAGTCAGAGGGGACAACAAGGAGTATGAGTACTCAGTGGAGTGC CAGGAGGACAGTGCCTGCCCAGCTGCTGAGGAGAGTCTGCCCATTGAGGTCATGGTGGAT GCCGTTCACAAGCTCAAGTATGAAAACTACACCAGCAGCTTCTTCATCAGGGACATCATCAA ACCTGACCCACCCAAGAACTTGCAGCTGAAGCCATTAAAGAATTCTCGGCAGGTGGAGGTC AGCTGGGAGTACCCTGACACCTGGAGTACTCCACATTCCTACTTCTCCCTGACATTCTGCGT TCAGGTCCAGGGCAAGAGCAAGAGAGAAAAGAAAGATAGAGTCTTCACGGACAAGACCTCA GCCACGGTCATCTGCCGCAAAAATGCCAGCATTAGCGTGCGGGCCCAGGACCGCTACTAT AGCTCATCTTGGAGCGAATGGGCATCTGTGCCCTGCAGTGAGGGCAGAGGCAGCCTGCTG ACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCCCGGGCCCATGGGGGCAGGTGCCACCGGCCGCG CCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCTTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTGGAGGTGCCA AGGAGGCATGCCCCACAGGCCTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAGCCTGCAACC TGGGCGAGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGCCCTGCCTG GACAGCGTGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGTGCACCGA GTGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGATGACGCCGTGTGCC GCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCGCTGCGAGGCGTGCCGCGTG TGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAAGCAGAACACCGTGTGCGAG GAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGCCAACCACGTGGACCCGTGCCTGCCCTGC ACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCTCCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGGGCCGACGCCGA GTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGATTACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGCTCGGACAG CACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATAGCCAGCAC GGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGACCCGAGGCA CCACCGACAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTGGGTCTTGT GGCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGAAAAACCAAAAGAACAAGAATTTCTTGGTAAGAAGCC GGGAACAGACAACAGAAGTCATGAAGCCCAAGTGAAATCAAAGGTGCTAAATGGTCGCCCA GGAGACATCCGTTGTGCTTGCCTGCGTTTTGGAAGCTCTGAAGTCACATCACAGGACACGG GGCAGTGGCAACCTTGTCTCTATGCCAGCTCAGTCCCATCAGAGAGCGAGCGCTACCCACT TCTAAATAGCAATTTCGCCGTTGAAGAGGAAGGGCAAAACCACTAGAACTCTCCATCTTATT TTCATGTATATGTGTTCATGAATGGTATGGAACTCTCTCCACCCTATATGTAGTATAAAGAAA AGTAGGTT 40 Inserted GGTGGCCGGGGAGGCTTTGTGGGGCCACCCAGCCCCTTCCTCACCTCTCTCCATCTCTCA matrice PD1 GACTCCCCAGACAGGCCCTGGAACCCCCCCACCTTCTCCCCAGCCCTGCTCGTGGTGACC locus_IL12a_ GAAGGGGACAACGCCACCTTCACCTGCAGCTTCTCCAACACATCGGAGAGCTTCGTGCTAA 2A_IL12b ACTGGTACCGCATGAGCCCCAGCAACCAGACGGACAAGCTGGCCGCCTTCCCCGAGGACC (60 GCAGCCAGCCCGGCCAGGACTGCCGCTTCCGTGTCACACAACTGCCCAACGGGCGTGACT nucleotides TCCACATGAGCGTGGTCAGGGCCCGGCGCAATGACAGCGGCACCTACCTCTGTGGGGCC upstream GGTTCTGGCGTGAAACAGACTTTGAATTTTGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGT and CCAACCCAGGGCCCATGTGGCCCCCTGGGTCAGCCTCCCAGCCACCGCCCTCACCTGCCG downstream) CGGCCACAGGTCTGCATCCAGCGGCTCGCCCTGTGTCCCTGCAGTGCCGGCTCAGCATGT GTCCAGCGCGCAGCCTCCTCCTTGTGGCTACCCTGGTCCTCCTGGACCACCTCAGTTTGGC CAGAAACCTCCCCGTGGCCACTCCAGACCCAGGAATGTTCCCATGCCTTCACCACTCCCAA AACCTGCTGAGGGCCGTCAGCAACATGCTCCAGAAGGCCAGACAAACTCTAGAATTTTACC CTTGCACTTCTGAAGAGATTGATCATGAAGATATCACAAAAGATAAAACCAGCACAGTGGAG GCCTGTTTACCATTGGAATTAACCAAGAATGAGAGTTGCCTAAATTCCAGAGAGACCTCTTT CATAACTAATGGGAGTTGCCTGGCCTCCAGAAAGACCTCTTTTATGATGGCCCTGTGCCTTA GTAGTATTTATGAAGACTTGAAGATGTACCAGGTGGAGTTCAAGACCATGAATGCAAAGCTT CTGATGGATCCTAAGAGGCAGATCTTTCTAGATCAAAACATGCTGGCAGTTATTGATGAGCT GATGCAGGCCCTGAATTTCAACAGTGAGACTGTGCCACAAAAATCCTCCCTTGAAGAACCG GATTTTTATAAAACTAAAATCAAGCTCTGCATACTTCTTCATGCTTTCAGAATTCGGGCAGTG ACTATTGATAGAGTGATGAGCTATCTGAATGCTTCCGGAAGCGGAGCTACTAACTTCAGCCT GCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTATGTGTCACCAGCAGTTGGT CATCTCTTGGTTTTCCCTGGTTTTTCTGGCATCTCCCCTCGTGGCCATATGGGAACTGAAGA AAGATGTTTATGTCGTAGAATTGGATTGGTATCCGGATGCCCCTGGAGAAATGGTGGTCCT CACCTGTGACACCCCTGAAGAAGATGGTATCACCTGGACCTTGGACCAGAGCAGTGAGGTC TTAGGCTCTGGCAAAACCCTGACCATCCAAGTCAAAGAGTTTGGAGATGCTGGCCAGTACA CCTGTCACAAAGGAGGCGAGGTTCTAAGCCATTCGCTCCTGCTGCTTCACAAAAAGGAAGA TGGAATTTGGTCCACTGATATTTTAAAGGACCAGAAAGAACCCAAAAATAAGACCTTTCTAA GATGCGAGGCCAAGAATTATTCTGGACGTTTCACCTGCTGGTGGCTGACGACAATCAGTAC TGATTTGACATTCAGTGTCAAAAGCAGCAGAGGCTCTTCTGACCCCCAAGGGGTGACGTGC GGAGCTGCTACACTCTCTGCAGAGAGAGTCAGAGGGGACAACAAGGAGTATGAGTACTCA GTGGAGTGCCAGGAGGACAGTGCCTGCCCAGCTGCTGAGGAGAGTCTGCCCATTGAGGTC ATGGTGGATGCCGTTCACAAGCTCAAGTATGAAAACTACACCAGCAGCTTCTTCATCAGGG ACATCATCAAACCTGACCCACCCAAGAACTTGCAGCTGAAGCCATTAAAGAATTCTCGGCAG GTGGAGGTCAGCTGGGAGTACCCTGACACCTGGAGTACTCCACATTCCTACTTCTCCCTGA CATTCTGCGTTCAGGTCCAGGGCAAGAGCAAGAGAGAAAAGAAAGATAGAGTCTTCACGGA CAAGACCTCAGCCACGGTCATCTGCCGCAAAAATGCCAGCATTAGCGTGCGGGCCCAGGA CCGCTACTATAGCTCATCTTGGAGCGAATGGGCATCTGTGCCCTGCAGTGAGGGCAGAGG CAGCCTGCTGACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCCCGGGCCCATGGGGGCAGGTGCCA CCGGCCGCGCCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCTTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTG GAGGTGCCAAGGAGGCATGCCCCACAGGCCTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAG CCTGCAACCTGGGCGAGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGC CCTGCCTGGACAGCGTGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGT GCACCGAGTGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGATGACGCC GTGTGCCGCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCGCTGCGAGGCGTG CCGCGTGTGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAAGCAGAACACCGT GTGCGAGGAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGCCAACCACGTGGACCCGTGCC TGCCCTGCACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCTCCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGGGCC GACGCCGAGTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGATTACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGC TCGGACAGCACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATA GCCAGCACGGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGAC CCGAGGCACCACCGACAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTG GGTCTTGTGGCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGATCTAGAGGGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGAT CAGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTC CTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGC ATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGG AGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGACTAGTGGCG AATTCGGCGCAGATCAAAGAGAGCCTGCGGGCAGAGCTCAGGGTGACAGGTGCGGCCTC GGAGGCCCCGGGGCAGGGGTGAGCTGAGCCGGTCCTGGGGTGGGTGTCCCCTCCTGCAC AGGATCAGGAGCTCCAGGGTCGTAGGGCAGGGACCCCCCAGCTCCAGTCCAGGGCTCTGT CCTGCACCTGGGGAATGGTGACCGGCATCTCTGTCCTCTAGCTCTGGAAGCACCCCAGCC CCTCTAGTCTGCCCTCACCCCTGACCCTGACCCTCCACCCTGACCCCGTCCTAACCCCTGA CCTTTGTGCCCTTCCAGAGAGAAGGGCAGAAGTGCCCACAGCCCACCCCAGCCCCTCACC CAGGCC 41 upstream ATGAGATCATGTCCTAACCCTGATCCTCTTGTCCCACAGATATCCAGAACCCTGA TRAC locus CCCTG polynucleotide sequence 42 downstream GAAACAGTGAGCCTTGTTCTGGCAGTCCAGAGAATGACACGGGAAAAAAGCAGA TRAC locus TGAAGA polynucleotide sequence 43 upstream AGTGCTGGCTAGAAACCAAGTGCTTTACTGCATGCACATCATTTAGCACAGTTAG CD25 locus TTGCT polynucleotide sequence 44 downstream GAATGGTATGGAACTCTCTCCACCCTATATGTAGTATAAAGAAAAGTAGGTT CD25 locus polynucleotide sequence 45 upstream GGTGGCCGGGGAGGCTTTGTGGGGCCACCCAGCCCCTTCCTCACCTCTCTCCA PD1 locus TCTCTCA polynucleotide sequence 46 downstream TGCCCTTCCAGAGAGAAGGGCAGAAGTGCCCACAGCCCACCCCAGCCCCTCAC PD1 locus CCAGGCC polynucleotide sequence 47 IL-12a ATGTGGCCCCCTGGGTCAGCCTCCCAGCCACCGCCCTCACCTGCCGCGGCCAC polynucleotide AGGTCTGCATCCAGCGGCTCGCCCTGTGTCCCTGCAGTGCCGGCTCAGCATGT GTCCAGCGCGCAGCCTCCTCCTTGTGGCTACCCTGGTCCTCCTGGACCACCTCA GTTTGGCCAGAAACCTCCCCGTGGCCACTCCAGACCCAGGAATGTTCCCATGCC TTCACCACTCCCAAAACCTGCTGAGGGCCGTCAGCAACATGCTCCAGAAGGCCA GACAAACTCTAGAATTTTACCCTTGCACTTCTGAAGAGATTGATCATGAAGATATC ACAAAAGATAAAACCAGCACAGTGGAGGCCTGTTTACCATTGGAATTAACCAAGA ATGAGAGTTGCCTAAATTCCAGAGAGACCTCTTTCATAACTAATGGGAGTTGCCT GGCCTCCAGAAAGACCTCTTTTATGATGGCCCTGTGCCTTAGTAGTATTTATGAA GACTTGAAGATGTACCAGGTGGAGTTCAAGACCATGAATGCAAAGCTTCTGATG GATCCTAAGAGGCAGATCTTTCTAGATCAAAACATGCTGGCAGTTATTGATGAGC TGATGCAGGCCCTGAATTTCAACAGTGAGACTGTGCCACAAAAATCCTCCCTTGA AGAACCGGATTTTTATAAAACTAAAATCAAGCTCTGCATACTTCTTCATGCTTTCA GAATTCGGGCAGTGACTATTGATAGAGTGATGAGCTATCTGAATGCTTCC 48 IL12b poly- ATGTGTCACCAGCAGTTGGTCATCTCTTGGTTTTCCCTGGTTTTTCTGGCATCTC nucleotide CCCTCGTGGCCATATGGGAACTGAAGAAAGATGTTTATGTCGTAGAATTGGATTG GTATCCGGATGCCCCTGGAGAAATGGTGGTCCTCACCTGTGACACCCCTGAAGA AGATGGTATCACCTGGACCTTGGACCAGAGCAGTGAGGTCTTAGGCTCTGGCAA AACCCTGACCATCCAAGTCAAAGAGTTTGGAGATGCTGGCCAGTACACCTGTCA CAAAGGAGGCGAGGTTCTAAGCCATTCGCTCCTGCTGCTTCACAAAAAGGAAGA TGGAATTTGGTCCACTGATATTTTAAAGGACCAGAAAGAACCCAAAAATAAGACC TTTCTAAGATGCGAGGCCAAGAATTATTCTGGACGTTTCACCTGCTGGTGGCTGA CGACAATCAGTACTGATTTGACATTCAGTGTCAAAAGCAGCAGAGGCTCTTCTGA CCCCCAAGGGGTGACGTGCGGAGCTGCTACACTCTCTGCAGAGAGAGTCAGAG GGGACAACAAGGAGTATGAGTACTCAGTGGAGTGCCAGGAGGACAGTGCCTGC CCAGCTGCTGAGGAGAGTCTGCCCATTGAGGTCATGGTGGATGCCGTTCACAAG CTCAAGTATGAAAACTACACCAGCAGCTTCTTCATCAGGGACATCATCAAACCTG ACCCACCCAAGAACTTGCAGCTGAAGCCATTAAAGAATTCTCGGCAGGTGGAGG TCAGCTGGGAGTACCCTGACACCTGGAGTACTCCACATTCCTACTTCTCCCTGAC ATTCTGCGTTCAGGTCCAGGGCAAGAGCAAGAGAGAAAAGAAAGATAGAGTCTT CACGGACAAGACCTCAGCCACGGTCATCTGCCGCAAAAATGCCAGCATTAGCGT GCGGGCCCAGGACCGCTACTATAGCTCATCTTGGAGCGAATGGGCATCTGTGCC CTGCAGT 49 IL15 poly- GGCATTCATGTCTTCATTTTGGGCTGTTTCAGTGCAGGGCTTCCTAAAACAGAAG nucleotide CCAACTGGGTGAATGTAATAAGTGATTTGAAAAAAATTGAAGATCTTATTCAATCT ATGCATATTGATGCTACTTTATATACGGAAAGTGATGTTCACCCCAGTTGCAAAGT AACAGCAATGAAGTGCTTTCTCTTGGAGTTACAAGTTATTTCACTTGAGTCCGGA GATGCAAGTATTCATGATACAGTAGAAAATCTGATCATCCTAGCAAACAACAGTTT GTCTTCTAATGGGAATGTAACAGAATCTGGATGCAAAGAATGTGAGGAACTGGAG GAAAAAAATATTAAAGAATTTTTGCAGAGTTTTGTACATATTGTCCAAATGTTCATC AACACTTCT 50 sIL15ra ATCACGTGCCCTCCCCCCATGTCCGTGGAACACGCAGACATCTGGGTCAAGAGC poly- TACAGCTTGTACTCCAGGGAGCGGTACATTTGTAACTCTGGTTTCAAGCGTAAAG nucleotide CCGGCACGTCCAGCCTGACGGAGTGCGTGTTGAACAAGGCCACGAATGTCGCC CACTGGACAACCCCCAGTCTCAAATGCATTAGAGACCCTGCCCTGGTTCACCAA AGGCCAGCGCCACCCTCCACAGTAACGACGGCAGGGGTGACCCCACAGCCAGA GAGCCTCTCCCCTTCTGGAAAAGAGCCCGCAGCTTCATCTCCCAGCTCAAACAA CACAGCGGCCACAACAGCAGCTATTGTCCCGGGCTCCCAGCTGATGCCTTCAAA ATCACCTTCCACAGGAACCACAGAGATAAGCAGTCATGAGTCCTCCCACGGCAC CCCCTCTCAGACAACAGCCAAGAACTGGGAACTCACAGCATCCGCCTCCCACCA GCCGCCAGGTGTGTATCCACAGGGCCACAGCGACACCACT 51 soluble ATGCTGACACTGCAGACTTGGCTGGTGCAGGCACTGTTTATTTTTCTGACTACTG GP130 poly- AATCAACTGGCGAACTGCTGGACCCTTGTGGCTACATCAGCCCTGAGTCCCCAG nucleotide TGGTGCAGCTGCACAGCAACTTCACCGCCGTGTGCGTGCTGAAGGAGAAGTGTA TGGACTACTTTCACGTGAACGCCAATTATATCGTGTGGAAAACCAACCACTTCAC AATCCCCAAGGAGCAGTACACCATCATCAATAGGACAGCCAGCTCCGTGACCTT TACAGACATCGCCTCCCTGAACATCCAGCTGACCTGCAATATCCTGACATTCGGC CAGCTGGAGCAGAACGTGTATGGCATCACCATCATCTCTGGCCTGCCCCCTGAG AAGCCTAAGAACCTGAGCTGCATCGTGAATGAGGGCAAGAAGATGCGGTGTGAG TGGGACGGCGGCAGAGAGACACACCTGGAGACAAACTTCACCCTGAAGTCCGA GTGGGCCACACACAAGTTTGCCGACTGCAAGGCCAAGCGCGATACCCCAACATC CTGTACCGTGGATTACTCTACAGTGTATTTTGTGAACATCGAAGTGTGGGTGGAG GCCGAGAATGCCCTGGGCAAGGTGACCTCCGACCACATCAACTTCGATCCCGTG TACAAGGTGAAGCCTAACCCACCCCACAATCTGAGCGTGATCAATTCCGAGGAG CTGTCTAGCATCCTGAAGCTGACCTGGACAAACCCATCTATCAAGAGCGTGATCA TCCTGAAGTACAATATCCAGTATCGGACCAAGGACGCCTCCACATGGAGCCAGA TCCCTCCAGAGGATACCGCCAGCACAAGATCCTCTTTCACCGTGCAGGACCTGA AGCCCTTCACAGAGTACGTGTTTCGGATCAGATGTATGAAGGAGGACGGCAAGG GCTACTGGAGCGATTGGTCCGAGGAGGCCAGCGGCATCACCTATGAGGACAGG CCTTCTAAGGCCCCCAGCTTCTGGTACAAGATCGATCCATCCCACACCCAGGGC TATCGCACAGTGCAGCTGGTGTGGAAAACCCTGCCCCCTTTCGAGGCCAACGGC AAGATCCTGGACTACGAGGTGACCCTGACACGGTGGAAGTCCCACCTGCAGAAC TATACCGTGAATGCCACCAAGCTGACAGTGAACCTGACAAATGATCGGTACCTG GCCACCCTGACAGTGAGAAACCTGGTGGGCAAGTCTGACGCCGCCGTGCTGAC CATCCCTGCCTGCGATTTCCAGGCCACACACCCAGTGATGGACCTGAAGGCCTT TCCCAAGGATAATATGCTGTGGGTGGAGTGGACCACACCTAGAGAGTCCGTGAA GAAGTACATCCTGGAGTGGTGCGTGCTGTCTGACAAGGCCCCATGTATCACCGA CTGGCAGCAGGAGGATGGCACCGTGCACAGGACATATCTGCGCGGCAACCTGG CCGAGTCTAAGTGTTACCTGATCACCGTGACACCCGTGTATGCAGACGGACCAG GCTCTCCTGAGAGCATCAAGGCCTACCTGAAGCAGGCACCACCAAGCAAGGGA CCAACCGTGCGGACAAAGAAGGTCGGCAAGAATGAGGCCGTGCTGGAGTGGGA CCAGCTGCCTGTGGATGTGCAGAACGGCTTCATCAGGAATTACACCATCTTTTAT CGCACAATCATCGGCAACGAGACAGCCGTGAATGTGGACAGCTCCCACACCGA GTATACACTGTCTAGCCTGACCTCCGATACACTGTACATGGTGAGGATGGCCGC CTATACAGACGAGGGCGGCAAGGATGGCCCCGAGTTT 52 IgE signal GGTACCGGGTCCGCCACCATGGACTGGACCTGGATTCTGTTCCTCGTGGCTGCT sequence GCTACAAGAGTGCACAGC 53 F2A GGTTCTGGCGTGAAACAGACTTTGAATTTTGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGAC GTGGAGTCCAACCCAGGGCCC 54 P2A GGAAGCGGAGCTACTAACTTCAGCCTGCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGA GAACCCTGGACCT 55 T2A GAGGGCAGAGGCAGCCTGCTGACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCCCGGGC CC 56 LNGFR ATGGGGGCAGGTGCCACCGGCCGCGCCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGT TGCTGCTTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTGGAGGTGCCAAGGAGGCATGCCCCACAGGC CTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAGCCTGCAACCTGGGCGAGGGTGT GGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGCCCTGCCTGGACAGCG TGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGTGCACCGAG TGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGATGACGCCG TGTGCCGCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCGCTGCGAG GCGTGCCGCGTGTGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAA GCAGAACACCGTGTGCGAGGAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGCCA ACCACGTGGACCCGTGCCTGCCCTGCACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAG CTCCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGGGCCGACGCCGAGTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCC GTTGGATTACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGCTCGGACAGCACAGCCCCCAGC ACCCAGGAGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATAGCCAGCACGGTGGC AGGTGTGGTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGACCCGAGGCA CCACCGACAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTGG GTCTTGTGGCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGA SEQ ID Sequence NO# Name Polypeptide sequence 57 IL-12a MWPPGSASQPPPSPAAATGLHPAARPVSLQCRLSMCPARSLLLVATLVLLDHLSLA polypeptide RNLPVATPDPGMFPCLHHSQNLLRAVSNMLQKARQTLEFYPCTSEEIDHEDITKDKT STVEACLPLELTKNESCLNSRETSFITNGSCLASRKTSFMMALCLSSIYEDLKMYQVE FKTMNAKLLMDPKRQIFLDQNMLAVIDELMQALNFNSETVPQKSSLEEPDFYKTKIKL CILLHAFRIRAVTIDRVMSYLNAS 58 IL12b MCHQQLVISWFSLVFLASPLVAIWELKKDVYVVELDVVYPDAPGEMVVLTCDTPEEDG polypeptide ITWTLDQSSEVLGSGKTLTIQVKEFGDAGQYTCHKGGEVLSHSLLLLHKKEDGIWST DILKDQKEPKNKTFLRCEAKNYSGRFTCWWLTTISTDLTFSVKSSRGSSDPQGVTCG AATLSAERVRGDNKEYEYSVECQEDSACPAAEESLPIEVMVDAVHKLKYENYTSSFF IRDIIKPDPPKNLQLKPLKNSRQVEVSWEYPDTWSTPHSYFSLTFCVQVQGKSKREK KDRVFTDKTSATVICRKNASISVRAQDRYYSSSWSEWASVPCS 59 IL15 GIHVFILGCFSAGLPKTEANWVNVISDLKKIEDLIQSMHIDATLYTESDVHPSCKVTAM polypeptide KCFLLELQVISLESGDASIHDTVENLIILANNSLSSNGNVTESGCKECEELEEKNIKEFL QSFVHIVQMFINTS 60 sIL15ra ITCPPPMSVEHADIWVKSYSLYSRERYICNSGFKRKAGTSSLTECVLNKATNVAHWT polypeptide TPSLKCIRDPALVHQRPAPPSTVTTAGVTPQPESLSPSGKEPAASSPSSNNTAATTA AIVPGSQLMPSKSPSTGTTEISSHESSHGTPSQTTAKNWELTASASHQPPGVYPQG HSDTT 61 soluble MLTLQTWLVQALFIFLTTESTGELLDPCGYISPESPVVQLHSNFTAVCVLKEKCMDYF gp130 HVNANYIVWKTNHFTIPKEQYTIINRTASSVTFTDIASLNIQLTCNILTFGQLEQNVYGIT IISGLPPEKPKNLSCIVNEGKKMRCEWDGGRETHLETNFTLKSEWATHKFADCKAKR DTPTSCTVDYSTVYFVNIEVWVEAENALGKVTSDHINFDPVYKVKPNPPHNLSVINSE ELSSILKLTVVTNPSIKSVIILKYNIQYRTKDASTWSQIPPEDTASTRSSFTVQDLKPFTE YVFRIRCMKEDGKGYWSDWSEEASGITYEDRPSKAPSFWYKIDPSHTQGYRTVQLV WKTLPPFEANGKILDYEVTLTRWKSHLQNYTVNATKLTVNLTNDRYLATLTVRNLVG KSDAAVLTIPACDFQATHPVMDLKAFPKDNMLWVEWTTPRESVKKYILEWCVLSDK APCITDWQQEDGTVHRTYLRGNLAESKCYLITVTPVYADGPGSPESIKAYLKQAPPS KGPTVRTKKVGKNEAVLEWDQLPVDVQNGFIRNYTIFYRTIIGNETAVNVDSSHTEYT LSSLTSDTLYMVRMAAYTDEGGKDGPEF 62 soluble MLTLQTWLVQALFIFLTTESTGELLDPCGYISPESPVVQLHSNFTAVCVLKEKCMDYF gp130 fused HVNANYIVWKTNHFTIPKEQYTIINRTASSVTFTDIASLNIQLTCNILTFGQLEQNVYGIT to a Fc IISGLPPEKPKNLSCIVNEGKKMRCEWDGGRETHLETNFTLKSEWATHKFADCKAKR DTPTSCTVDYSTVYFVNIEVWVEAENALGKVTSDHINFDPVYKVKPNPPHNLSVINSE ELSSILKLTWTNPSIKSVIILKYNIQYRTKDASTWSQIPPEDTASTRSSFTVQDLKPFTE YVFRIRCMKEDGKGYWSDWSEEASGITYEDRPSKAPSFWYKIDPSHTQGYRTVQLV WKTLPPFEANGKILDYEVTLTRWKSHLQNYTVNATKLTVNLTNDRYLATLTVRNLVG KSDAAVLTIPACDFQATHPVMDLKAFPKDNMLWVEWTTPRESVKKYILEWCVLSDK APCITDWQQEDGTVHRTYLRGNLAESKCYLITVTPVYADGPGSPESIKAYLKQAPPS KGPTVRTKKVGKNEAVLEWDQLPVDVQNGFIRNYTIFYRTIIGNETAVNVDSSHTEYT LSSLTSDTLYMVRMAAYTDEGGKDGPEFRSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEAEGGPSVFLFPP KPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYR VVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEM TKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKS RWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK 63 Matrice GTGGCACTTTTCGGGGAAATGTGCGCGGAACCCCTATTTGTTTATTTTTCTAAATA TRAC CATTCAAATATGTATCCGCTCATGAGACAATAACCCTGATAAATGCTTCAATAATA locus_CubiCAR TTGAAAAAGGAAGAGTATGAGTATTCAACATTTCCGTGTCGCCCTTATTCCCTTTT CD22 TTGCGGCATTTTGCCTTCCTGTTTTTGCTCACCCAGAAACGCTGGTGAAAGTAAA pCLS30056 AGATGCTGAAGATCAGTTGGGTGCACGAGTGGGTTACATCGAACTGGATCTCAA full CAGCGGTAAGATCCTTGAGAGTTTTCGCCCCGAAGAACGTTTTCCAATGATGAGC sequence ACTTTTAAAGTTCTGCTATGTGGCGCGGTATTATCCCGTATTGACGCCGGGCAAG AGCAACTCGGTCGCCGCATACACTATTCTCAGAATGACTTGGTTGAGTACTCACC AGTCACAGAAAAGCATCTTACGGATGGCATGACAGTAAGAGAATTATGCAGTGCT GCCATAACCATGAGTGATAACACTGCGGCCAACTTACTTCTGACAACGATCGGA GGACCGAAGGAGCTAACCGCTTTTTTGCACAACATGGGGGATCATGTAACTCGC CTTGATCGTTGGGAACCGGAGCTGAATGAAGCCATACCAAACGACGAGCGTGAC ACCACGATGCCTGTAGCAATGGCAACAACGTTGCGCAAACTATTAACTGGCGAA CTACTTACTCTAGCTTCCCGGCAACAATTAATAGACTGGATGGAGGCGGATAAAG TTGCAGGACCACTTCTGCGCTCGGCCCTTCCGGCTGGCTGGTTTATTGCTGATA AATCTGGAGCCGGTGAGCGTGGTTCTCGCGGTATCATTGCAGCACTGGGGCCA GATGGTAAGCCCTCCCGTATCGTAGTTATCTACACGACGGGGAGTCAGGCAACT ATGGATGAACGAAATAGACAGATCGCTGAGATAGGTGCCTCACTGATTAAGCATT GGTAACTGTCAGACCAAGTTTACTCATATATACTTTAGATTGATTTAAAACTTCATT TTTAATTTAAAAGGATCTAGGTGAAGATCCTTTTTGATAATCTCATGACCAAAATC CCTTAACGTGAGTTTTCGTTCCACTGAGCGTCAGACCCCGTAGAAAAGATCAAAG GATCTTCTTGAGATCCTTTTTTTCTGCGCGTAATCTGCTGCTTGCAAACAAAAAAA CCACCGCTACCAGCGGTGGTTTGTTTGCCGGATCAAGAGCTACCAACTCTTTTTC CGAAGGTAACTGGCTTCAGCAGAGCGCAGATACCAAATACTGTTCTTCTAGTGTA GCCGTAGTTAGGCCACCACTTCAAGAACTCTGTAGCACCGCCTACATACCTCGC TCTGCTAATCCTGTTACCAGTGGCTGCTGCCAGTGGCGATAAGTCGTGTCTTACC GGGTTGGACTCAAGACGATAGTTACCGGATAAGGCGCAGCGGTCGGGCTGAAC GGGGGGTTCGTGCACACAGCCCAGCTTGGAGCGAACGACCTACACCGAACTGA GATACCTACAGCGTGAGCTATGAGAAAGCGCCACGCTTCCCGAAGGGAGAAAG GCGGACAGGTATCCGGTAAGCGGCAGGGTCGGAACAGGAGAGCGCACGAGGG AGCTTCCAGGGGGAAACGCCTGGTATCTTTATAGTCCTGTCGGGTTTCGCCACC TCTGACTTGAGCGTCGATTTTTGTGATGCTCGTCAGGGGGGCGGAGCCTATGGA AAAACGCCAGCAACGCGGCCTTTTTACGGTTCCTGGCCTTTTGCTGGCCTTTTGC TCACATGGTCTTTCCTGCGTTATCCCCTGATTCTGTGGATAACCGTATTACCGCC TTTGAGTGAGCTGATACCGCTCGCCGCAGCCGAACGACCGAGCGCAGCGAGTC AGTGAGCGAGGAAGCGGAGAGCGCCCAATACGCAAACCGCCTCTCCCCGCGCG TTGGCCGATTCATTAATGCAGCTGGCACGACAGGTTTCCCGACTGGAAAGCGGG CAGTGAGCGCAACGCAATTAATGTGAGTTAGCTCACTCATTAGGCACCCCAGGC TTTACACTTTATGCTTCCGGCTCGTATGTTGTGTGGAATTGTGAGCGGATAACAA TTTCACACAGGAAACAGCTATGACCATGATTACGCCAAGCGCGTCAATTAACCCT CACTAAAGGGAACAAAAGCTGTTAATTAATTGCTGGGCCTTTTTCCCATGCCTGC CTTTACTCTGCCAGAGTTATATTGCTGGGGTTTTGAAGAAGATCCTATTAAATAAA AGAATAAGCAGTATTATTAAGTAGCCCTGCATTTCAGGTTTCCTTGAGTGGCAGG CCAGGCCTGGCCGTGAACGTTCACTGAAATCATGGCCTCTTGGCCAAGATTGAT AGCTTGTGCCTGTCCCTGAGTCCCAGTCCATCACGAGCAGCTGGTTTCTAAGAT GCTATTTCCCGTATAAAGCATGAGACCGTGACTTGCCAGCCCCACAGAGCCCCG CCCTTGTCCATCACTGGCATCTGGACTCCAGCCTGGGTTGGGGCAAAGAGGGAA ATGAGATCATGTCCTAACCCTGATCCTCTTGTCCCACAGATATCCAGTACCCCTA CGACGTGCCCGACTACGCCTCCGGTGAGGGCAGAGGAAGTCTTCTAACATGCG GTGACGTGGAGGAGAATCCGGGCCCCGGATCCGCTCTGCCCGTCACCGCTCTG CTGCTGCCACTGGCACTGCTGCTGCACGCTGCTAGGCCCGGAGGGGGAGGCAG CTGCCCCTACAGCAACCCCAGCCTGTGCAGCGGAGGCGGCGGCAGCGGCGGA GGGGGTAGCCAGGTGCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGAAGCCAA GCCAGACACTGTCCCTGACCTGCGCCATCAGCGGCGATTCCGTGAGCTCCAACT CCGCCGCCTGGAATTGGATCAGGCAGTCCCCTTCTCGGGGCCTGGAGTGGCTG GGAAGGACATACTATCGGTCTAAGTGGTACAACGATTATGCCGTGTCTGTGAAGA GCAGAATCACAATCAACCCTGACACCTCCAAGAATCAGTTCTCTCTGCAGCTGAA TAGCGTGACACCAGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCAGGGAGGTGACCG GCGACCTGGAGGATGCCTTTGACATCTGGGGCCAGGGCACAATGGTGACCGTG AGCTCCGGAGGCGGCGGATCTGGCGGAGGAGGAAGTGGGGGCGGCGGGAGT GATATCCAGATGACACAGTCCCCATCCTCTCTGAGCGCCTCCGTGGGCGACAGA GTGACAATCACCTGTAGGGCCTCCCAGACCATCTGGTCTTACCTGAACTGGTATC AGCAGAGGCCCGGCAAGGCCCCTAATCTGCTGATCTACGCAGCAAGCTCCCTG CAGAGCGGAGTGCCATCCAGATTCTCTGGCAGGGGCTCCGGCACAGACTTCAC CCTGACCATCTCTAGCCTGCAGGCCGAGGACTTCGCCACCTACTATTGCCAGCA GTCTTATAGCATCCCCCAGACATTTGGCCAGGGCACCAAGCTGGAGATCAAGTC GGATCCCGGAAGCGGAGGGGGAGGCAGCTGCCCCTACAGCAACCCCAGCCTGT GCAGCGGAGGCGGCGGCAGCGAGCTGCCCACCCAGGGCACCTTCTCCAACGT GTCCACCAACGTGAGCCCAGCCAAGCCCACCACCACCGCCTGTCCTTATTCCAA TCCTTCCCTGTGTGCTCCCACCACAACCCCCGCTCCAAGGCCCCCTACCCCCGC ACCAACTATTGCCTCCCAGCCACTCTCACTGCGGCCTGAGGCCTGTCGGCCCGC TGCTGGAGGCGCAGTGCATACAAGGGGCCTCGATTTCGCCTGCGATATTTACAT CTGGGCACCCCTCGCCGGCACCTGCGGGGTGCTTCTCCTCTCCCTGGTGATTAC CCTGTATTGCAGACGGGGCCGGAAGAAGCTCCTCTACATTTTTAAGCAGCCTTTC ATGCGGCCAGTGCAGACAACCCAAGAGGAGGATGGGTGTTCCTGCAGATTCCCT GAGGAAGAGGAAGGCGGGTGCGAGCTGAGAGTGAAGTTCTCCAGGAGCGCAGA TGCCCCCGCCTATCAACAGGGCCAGAACCAGCTCTACAACGAGCTTAACCTCGG GAGGCGCGAAGAATACGACGTGTTGGATAAGAGAAGGGGGCGGGACCCCGAGA TGGGAGGAAAGCCCCGGAGGAAGAACCCTCAGGAGGGCCTGTACAACGAGCTG CAGAAGGATAAGATGGCCGAGGCCTACTCAGAGATCGGGATGAAGGGGGAGCG GCGCCGCGGGAAGGGGCACGATGGGCTCTACCAGGGGCTGAGCACAGCCACA AAGGACACATACGACGCCTTGCACATGCAGGCCCTTCCACCCCGGGAATAGTCT AGAGGGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGATCAGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAG CCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACT CCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGT GTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGG GAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGACTAGTGGCGA ATTCCCGTGTACCAGCTGAGAGACTCTAAATCCAGTGACAAGTCTGTCTGCCTAT TCACCGATTTTGATTCTCAAACAAATGTGTCACAAAGTAAGGATTCTGATGTGTAT ATCACAGACAAAACTGTGCTAGACATGAGGTCTATGGACTTCAAGAGCAACAGTG CTGTGGCCTGGAGCAACAAATCTGACTTTGCATGTGCAAACGCCTTCAACAACAG CATTATTCCAGAAGACACCTTCTTCCCCAGCCCAGGTAAGGGCAGCTTTGGTGC CTTCGCAGGCTGTTTCCTTGCTTCAGGAATGGCCAGGTTCTGCCCAGAGCTCTG GTCAATGATGTCTAAAACTCCTCTGATTGGTGGTCTCGGCCTTATCCATTGCCAC CAAAACCCTCTTTTTACTAAGCGATCGCTCCGGTGCCCGTCAGTGGGCAGAGCG CACATCGCCCACAGTCCCCGAGAAGTTGGGGGGAGGGGTCGGCAATTGAACGG GTGCCTAGAGAAGGTGGCGCGGGGTAAACTGGGAAAGTGATGTCGTGTACTGG CTCCGCCTTTTTCCCGAGGGTGGGGGAGAACCGTATATAAGTGCAGTAGTCGCC GTGAACGTTCTTTTTCGCAACGGGTTTGCCGCCAGAACACAGCTGAAGCTTCGA GGGGCTCGCATCTCTCCTTCACGCGCCCGCCGCCCTACCTGAGGCCGCCATCC ACGCCGGTTGAGTCGCGTTCTGCCGCCTCCCGCCTGTGGTGCCTCCTGAACTG CGTCCGCCGTCTAGGTAAGTTTAAAGCTCAGGTCGAGACCGGGCCTTTGTCCGG CGCTCCCTTGGAGCCTACCTAGACTCAGCCGGCTCTCCACGCTTTGCCTGACCC TGCTTGCTCAACTCTACGTCTTTGTTTCGTTTTCTGTTCTGCGCCGTTACAGATCC AAGCTGTGACCGGCGCCTACCTGAGATCACCGGCGCCACCATGGCTTCTTACCC TGGACACCAGCATGCTTCTGCCTTTGACCAGGCTGCCAGATCCAGGGGCCACTC CAACAGGAGAACTGCCCTAAGACCCAGAAGACAGCAGGAAGCCACTGAGGTGA GGCCTGAGCAGAAGATGCCAACCCTGCTGAGGGTGTACATTGATGGACCTCATG GCATGGGCAAGACCACCACCACTCAACTGCTGGTGGCACTGGGCTCCAGGGAT GACATTGTGTATGTGCCTGAGCCAATGACCTACTGGAGAGTGCTAGGAGCCTCT GAGACCATTGCCAACATCTACACCACCCAGCACAGGCTGGACCAGGGAGAAATC TCTGCTGGAGATGCTGCTGTGGTGATGACCTCTGCCCAGATCACAATGGGAATG CCCTATGCTGTGACTGATGCTGTTCTGGCTCCTCACATTGGAGGAGAGGCTGGC TCTTCTCATGCCCCTCCACCTGCCCTGACCCTGATCTTTGACAGACACCCCATTG CAGCCCTGCTGTGCTACCCAGCAGCAAGGTACCTCATGGGCTCCATGACCCCAC AGGCTGTGCTGGCTTTTGTGGCCCTGATCCCTCCAACCCTCCCTGGCACCAACA TTGTTCTGGGAGCACTGCCTGAAGACAGACACATTGACAGGCTGGCAAAGAGGC AGAGACCTGGAGAGAGACTGGACCTGGCCATGCTGGCTGCAATCAGAAGGGTG TATGGACTGCTGGCAAACACTGTGAGATACCTCCAGTGTGGAGGCTCTTGGAGA GAGGACTGGGGACAGCTCTCTGGAACAGCAGTGCCCCCTCAAGGAGCTGAGCC CCAGTCCAATGCTGGTCCAAGACCCCACATTGGGGACACCCTGTTCACCCTGTT CAGAGCCCCTGAGCTGCTGGCTCCCAATGGAGACCTGTACAATGTGTTTGCCTG GGCTCTGGATGTTCTAGCCAAGAGGCTGAGGTCCATGCATGTGTTCATCCTGGA CTATGACCAGTCCCCTGCTGGATGCAGAGATGCTCTGCTGCAACTAACCTCTGG CATGGTGCAGACCCATGTGACCACCCCTGGCAGCATCCCCACCATCTGTGACCT AGCCAGAACCTTTGCCAGGGAGATGGGAGAGGCCAACTAAGGCGCGCCACTCG AGCGCTAGCTGGCCAGACATGATAAGATACATTGATGAGTTTGGACAAACCACAA CTAGAATGCAGTGAAAAAAATGCTTTATTTGTGAAATTTGTGATGCTATTGCTTTA TTTGTAACCATTATAAGCTGCAATAAACAAGTTAACAACAACAATTGCATTCATTTT ATGTTTCAGGTTCAGGGGGAGGTGTGGGAGGTTTTTTAAAGCAAGTAAAACCTCT ACAAATGTGGTATGGAAGGCGCGCCCAATTCGCCCTATAGTGAGTCGTATTACG TCGCGCTCACTGGCCGTCGTTTTACAACGTCGTGACTGGGAAAACCCTGGCGTT ACCCAACTTAATCGCCTTGCAGCACATCCCCCTTTCGCCAGCTGGCGTAATAGC GAAGAGGCCCGCACCGAAACGCCCTTCCCAACAGTTGCGCAGCCTGAATGGCG AATGGGAGCGCCCTGTAGCGGCGCATTAAGCGCGGCGGGTGTGGTGGTTACGC GCAGCGTGACCGCTACACTTGCCAGCGCCCTAGCGCCCGCTCCTTTCGCTTTCT TCCCTTCCTTTCTCGCCACGTTCGCCGGCTTTCCCCGTCAAGCTCTAAATCGGG GGCTCCCTTTAGGGTTCCGATTTAGTGCTTTACGGCACCTCGACCCCAAAAAACT TGATTAGGGTGATGGTTGGCCTGTAGTGGGCCATAGCCCTGATAGACGGTTTTT CGCCCTTTGACGTTGGAGTCCACGTTCTTTAATAGTGGACTCTTGTTCCAAACTG GAACAACACTCAACCCTATCTCGGTCTATTCTTTTGATTTATAAGGGATTTTGCCG ATTTCGGCCTATTGGTTAAAAAATGAGCTGATTTAACAAAAATTTAACGCGAATTT TAACAAAATATTAACGCTTACAATTTAG 64 Matrice GTTTATTATTCCTGTTCCACAGCTATTGTCTGCCATATAAAAACTTAGGCCAGGCA CD25 CAGTGGCTCACACCTGTAATCCCAGCACTTTGGAAGGCCGAGGCAGGCAGATCA locus_IL15_ CAAGGTCAGGAGTTCGAGACCAGCCTGGCCAACATAGCAAAACCCCATCTCTAC 2A_sIL15Ra TAAAAATACAAAAATTAGCCAGGCATGGTGGCGTGTGCACTGGTTTAGAGTGAG pCLS30519 GACCACATTTTTTTGGTGCCGTGTTACACATATGACCGTGACTTTGTTACACCACT full ACAGGAGGAAGAGTAGAAGAACAATCGGTTCTGGCGTGAAACAGACTTTGAATTT sequence TGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGTCCAACCCAGGGCCCGGTACCG GGTCCGCCACCATGGACTGGACCTGGATTCTGTTCCTCGTGGCTGCTGCTACAA GAGTGCACAGCGGCATTCATGTCTTCATTTTGGGCTGTTTCAGTGCAGGGCTTCC TAAAACAGAAGCCAACTGGGTGAATGTAATAAGTGATTTGAAAAAAATTGAAGAT CTTATTCAATCTATGCATATTGATGCTACTTTATATACGGAAAGTGATGTTCACCC CAGTTGCAAAGTAACAGCAATGAAGTGCTTTCTCTTGGAGTTACAAGTTATTTCAC TTGAGTCCGGAGATGCAAGTATTCATGATACAGTAGAAAATCTGATCATCCTAGC AAACAACAGTTTGTCTTCTAATGGGAATGTAACAGAATCTGGATGCAAAGAATGT GAGGAACTGGAGGAAAAAAATATTAAAGAATTTTTGCAGAGTTTTGTACATATTGT CCAAATGTTCATCAACACTTCTGGAAGCGGAGCTACTAACTTCAGCCTGCTGAAG CAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTGGGACCGGCTCTGCAACCAT GGATTGGACGTGGATCCTGTTTCTCGTGGCAGCTGCCACAAGAGTTCACAGTAT CACGTGCCCTCCCCCCATGTCCGTGGAACACGCAGACATCTGGGTCAAGAGCTA CAGCTTGTACTCCAGGGAGCGGTACATTTGTAACTCTGGTTTCAAGCGTAAAGCC GGCACGTCCAGCCTGACGGAGTGCGTGTTGAACAAGGCCACGAATGTCGCCCA CTGGACAACCCCCAGTCTCAAATGCATTAGAGACCCTGCCCTGGTTCACCAAAG GCCAGCGCCACCCTCCACAGTAACGACGGCAGGGGTGACCCCACAGCCAGAGA GCCTCTCCCCTTCTGGAAAAGAGCCCGCAGCTTCATCTCCCAGCTCAAACAACA CAGCGGCCACAACAGCAGCTATTGTCCCGGGCTCCCAGCTGATGCCTTCAAAAT CACCTTCCACAGGAACCACAGAGATAAGCAGTCATGAGTCCTCCCACGGCACCC CCTCTCAGACAACAGCCAAGAACTGGGAACTCACAGCATCCGCCTCCCACCAGC CGCCAGGTGTGTATCCACAGGGCCACAGCGACACCACTGAGGGCAGAGGCAGC CTGCTGACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCCCGGGCCCATGGGGGCAGGTG CCACCGGCCGCGCCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCTTCTGGGG GTGTCCCTTGGAGGTGCCAAGGAGGCATGCCCCACAGGCCTGTACACACACAG CGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAGCCTGCAACCTGGGCGAGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTG GAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGCCCTGCCTGGACAGCGTGACGTTCTCCGAC GTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGTGCACCGAGTGCGTGGGGCTCC AGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGATGACGCCGTGTGCCGCTGCGC CTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCGCTGCGAGGCGTGCCGCGTGT GCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAAGCAGAACACCGTG TGCGAGGAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGCCAACCACGTGGACCC GTGCCTGCCCTGCACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCTCCGCGAGTGCA CACGCTGGGCCGACGCCGAGTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGATTACACGG TCCACACCCCCAGAGGGCTCGGACAGCACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCCTGA GGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATAGCCAGCACGGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCA CAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGACCCGAGGCACCACCGACAACCTC ATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTGGGTCTTGTGGCCTACA TAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGAAAAACCAAAAGAACAAGAATTTCTTGGTAAGAAGCCGG GAACAGACAACAGAAGTCATGAAGCCCAAGTGAAATCAAAGGTGCTAAATGGTC GCCCAGGAGACATCCGTTGTGCTTGCCTGCGTTTTGGAAGCTCTGAAGTCACAT CACAGGACACGGGGCAGTGGCAACCTTGTCTCTATGCCAGCTCAGTCCCATCAG AGAGCGAGCGCTACCCACTTCTAAATAGCAATTTCGCCGTTGAAGAGGAAGGGC AAAACCACTAGAACTCTCCATCTTATTTTCATGTATATGTGTTCATGCGATCGCTC CGGTGCCCGTCAGTGGGCAGAGCGCACATCGCCCACAGTCCCCGAGAAGTTGG GGGGAGGGGTCGGCAATTGAACGGGTGCCTAGAGAAGGTGGCGCGGGGTAAA CTGGGAAAGTGATGTCGTGTACTGGCTCCGCCTTTTTCCCGAGGGTGGGGGAGA ACCGTATATAAGTGCAGTAGTCGCCGTGAACGTTCTTTTTCGCAACGGGTTTGCC GCCAGAACACAGCTGAAGCTTCGAGGGGCTCGCATCTCTCCTTCACGCGCCCG CCGCCCTACCTGAGGCCGCCATCCACGCCGGTTGAGTCGCGTTCTGCCGCCTC CCGCCTGTGGTGCCTCCTGAACTGCGTCCGCCGTCTAGGTAAGTTTAAAGCTCA GGTCGAGACCGGGCCTTTGTCCGGCGCTCCCTTGGAGCCTACCTAGACTCAGC CGGCTCTCCACGCTTTGCCTGACCCTGCTTGCTCAACTCTACGTCTTTGTTTCGT TTTCTGTTCTGCGCCGTTACAGATCCAAGCTGTGACCGGCGCCTACCTGAGATC ACCGGCGCCACCATGGCTTCTTACCCTGGACACCAGCATGCTTCTGCCTTTGAC CAGGCTGCCAGATCCAGGGGCCACTCCAACAGGAGAACTGCCCTAAGACCCAG AAGACAGCAGGAAGCCACTGAGGTGAGGCCTGAGCAGAAGATGCCAACCCTGC TGAGGGTGTACATTGATGGACCTCATGGCATGGGCAAGACCACCACCACTCAAC TGCTGGTGGCACTGGGCTCCAGGGATGACATTGTGTATGTGCCTGAGCCAATGA CCTACTGGAGAGTGCTAGGAGCCTCTGAGACCATTGCCAACATCTACACCACCC AGCACAGGCTGGACCAGGGAGAAATCTCTGCTGGAGATGCTGCTGTGGTGATGA CCTCTGCCCAGATCACAATGGGAATGCCCTATGCTGTGACTGATGCTGTTCTGG CTCCTCACATTGGAGGAGAGGCTGGCTCTTCTCATGCCCCTCCACCTGCCCTGA CCCTGATCTTTGACAGACACCCCATTGCAGCCCTGCTGTGCTACCCAGCAGCAA GGTACCTCATGGGCTCCATGACCCCACAGGCTGTGCTGGCTTTTGTGGCCCTGA TCCCTCCAACCCTCCCTGGCACCAACATTGTTCTGGGAGCACTGCCTGAAGACA GACACATTGACAGGCTGGCAAAGAGGCAGAGACCTGGAGAGAGACTGGACCTG GCCATGCTGGCTGCAATCAGAAGGGTGTATGGACTGCTGGCAAACACTGTGAGA TACCTCCAGTGTGGAGGCTCTTGGAGAGAGGACTGGGGACAGCTCTCTGGAACA GCAGTGCCCCCTCAAGGAGCTGAGCCCCAGTCCAATGCTGGTCCAAGACCCCA CATTGGGGACACCCTGTTCACCCTGTTCAGAGCCCCTGAGCTGCTGGCTCCCAA TGGAGACCTGTACAATGTGTTTGCCTGGGCTCTGGATGTTCTAGCCAAGAGGCT GAGGTCCATGCATGTGTTCATCCTGGACTATGACCAGTCCCCTGCTGGATGCAG AGATGCTCTGCTGCAACTAACCTCTGGCATGGTGCAGACCCATGTGACCACCCC TGGCAGCATCCCCACCATCTGTGACCTAGCCAGAACCTTTGCCAGGGAGATGGG AGAGGCCAACTAAGGCGCGCCACTCGAGCGCTAGCTGGCCAGACATGATAAGA TACATTGATGAGTTTGGACAAACCACAACTAGAATGCAGTGAAAAAAATGCTTTAT TTGTGAAATTTGTGATGCTATTGCTTTATTTGTAACCATTATAAGCTGCAATAAACA AGTTAACAACAACAATTGCATTCATTTTATGTTTCAGGTTCAGGGGGAGGTGTGG GAGGTTTTTTAAAGCAAGTAAAACCTCTACAAATGTGGTATGGAAGGCGCGCCCA ATTCGCCCTATAGTGAGTCGTATTACGTCGCGCTCACTGGCCGTCGTTTTACAAC GTCGTGACTGGGAAAACCCTGGCGTTACCCAACTTAATCGCCTTGCAGCACATC CCCCTTTCGCCAGCTGGCGTAATAGCGAAGAGGCCCGCACCGAAACGCCCTTC CCAACAGTTGCGCAGCCTGAATGGCGAATGGGAGCGCCCTGTAGCGGCGCATT AAGCGCGGCGGGTGTGGTGGTTACGCGCAGCGTGACCGCTACACTTGCCAGCG CCCTAGCGCCCGCTCCTTTCGCTTTCTTCCCTTCCTTTCTCGCCACGTTCGCCGG CTTTCCCCGTCAAGCTCTAAATCGGGGGCTCCCTTTAGGGTTCCGATTTAGTGCT TTACGGCACCTCGACCCCAAAAAACTTGATTAGGGTGATGGTTGGCCTGTAGTG GGCCATAGCCCTGATAGACGGTTTTTCGCCCTTTGACGTTGGAGTCCACGTTCTT TAATAGTGGACTCTTGTTCCAAACTGGAACAACACTCAACCCTATCTCGGTCTATT CTTTTGATTTATAAGGGATTTTGCCGATTTCGGCCTATTGGTTAAAAAATGAGCTG ATTTAACAAAAATTTAACGCGAATTTTAACAAAATATTAACGCTTACAATTTAGGTG GCACTTTTCGGGGAAATGTGCGCGGAACCCCTATTTGTTTATTTTTCTAAATACAT TCAAATATGTATCCGCTCATGAGACAATAACCCTGATAAATGCTTCAATAATATTG AAAAAGGAAGAGTATGAGTATTCAACATTTCCGTGTCGCCCTTATTCCCTTTTTTG CGGCATTTTGCCTTCCTGTTTTTGCTCACCCAGAAACGCTGGTGAAAGTAAAAGA TGCTGAAGATCAGTTGGGTGCACGAGTGGGTTACATCGAACTGGATCTCAACAG CGGTAAGATCCTTGAGAGTTTTCGCCCCGAAGAACGTTTTCCAATGATGAGCACT TTTAAAGTTCTGCTATGTGGCGCGGTATTATCCCGTATTGACGCCGGGCAAGAG CAACTCGGTCGCCGCATACACTATTCTCAGAATGACTTGGTTGAGTACTCACCAG TCACAGAAAAGCATCTTACGGATGGCATGACAGTAAGAGAATTATGCAGTGCTGC CATAACCATGAGTGATAACACTGCGGCCAACTTACTTCTGACAACGATCGGAGGA CCGAAGGAGCTAACCGCTTTTTTGCACAACATGGGGGATCATGTAACTCGCCTT GATCGTTGGGAACCGGAGCTGAATGAAGCCATACCAAACGACGAGCGTGACACC ACGATGCCTGTAGCAATGGCAACAACGTTGCGCAAACTATTAACTGGCGAACTAC TTACTCTAGCTTCCCGGCAACAATTAATAGACTGGATGGAGGCGGATAAAGTTGC AGGACCACTTCTGCGCTCGGCCCTTCCGGCTGGCTGGTTTATTGCTGATAAATCT GGAGCCGGTGAGCGTGGTTCTCGCGGTATCATTGCAGCACTGGGGCCAGATGG TAAGCCCTCCCGTATCGTAGTTATCTACACGACGGGGAGTCAGGCAACTATGGA TGAACGAAATAGACAGATCGCTGAGATAGGTGCCTCACTGATTAAGCATTGGTAA CTGTCAGACCAAGTTTACTCATATATACTTTAGATTGATTTAAAACTTCATTTTTAA TTTAAAAGGATCTAGGTGAAGATCCTTTTTGATAATCTCATGACCAAAATCCCTTA ACGTGAGTTTTCGTTCCACTGAGCGTCAGACCCCGTAGAAAAGATCAAAGGATCT TCTTGAGATCCTTTTTTTCTGCGCGTAATCTGCTGCTTGCAAACAAAAAAACCACC GCTACCAGCGGTGGTTTGTTTGCCGGATCAAGAGCTACCAACTCTTTTTCCGAAG GTAACTGGCTTCAGCAGAGCGCAGATACCAAATACTGTTCTTCTAGTGTAGCCGT AGTTAGGCCACCACTTCAAGAACTCTGTAGCACCGCCTACATACCTCGCTCTGCT AATCCTGTTACCAGTGGCTGCTGCCAGTGGCGATAAGTCGTGTCTTACCGGGTT GGACTCAAGACGATAGTTACCGGATAAGGCGCAGCGGTCGGGCTGAACGGGGG GTTCGTGCACACAGCCCAGCTTGGAGCGAACGACCTACACCGAACTGAGATACC TACAGCGTGAGCTATGAGAAAGCGCCACGCTTCCCGAAGGGAGAAAGGCGGAC AGGTATCCGGTAAGCGGCAGGGTCGGAACAGGAGAGCGCACGAGGGAGCTTCC AGGGGGAAACGCCTGGTATCTTTATAGTCCTGTCGGGTTTCGCCACCTCTGACTT GAGCGTCGATTTTTGTGATGCTCGTCAGGGGGGCGGAGCCTATGGAAAAACGCC AGCAACGCGGCCTTTTTACGGTTCCTGGCCTTTTGCTGGCCTTTTGCTCACATGG TCTTTCCTGCGTTATCCCCTGATTCTGTGGATAACCGTATTACCGCCTTTGAGTG AGCTGATACCGCTCGCCGCAGCCGAACGACCGAGCGCAGCGAGTCAGTGAGCG AGGAAGCGGAGAGCGCCCAATACGCAAACCGCCTCTCCCCGCGCGTTGGCCGA TTCATTAATGCAGCTGGCACGACAGGTTTCCCGACTGGAAAGCGGGCAGTGAGC GCAACGCAATTAATGTGAGTTAGCTCACTCATTAGGCACCCCAGGCTTTACACTT TATGCTTCCGGCTCGTATGTTGTGTGGAATTGTGAGCGGATAACAATTTCACACA GGAAACAGCTATGACCATGATTACGCCAAGCGCGTCAATTAACCCTCACTAAAGG GAACAAAAGCTGTTAATTAA 65 Matrice PD1 GACTCCCCAGACAGGCCCTGGAACCCCCCCACCTTCTCCCCAGCCCTGCTCGT locus_IL15_ GGTGACCGAAGGGGACAACGCCACCTTCACCTGCAGCTTCTCCAACACATCGGA 2A_sIL15Ra GAGCTTCGTGCTAAACTGGTACCGCATGAGCCCCAGCAACCAGACGGACAAGCT pCLS30513 GGCCGCCTTCCCCGAGGACCGCAGCCAGCCCGGCCAGGACTGCCGCTTCCGT full GTCACACAACTGCCCAACGGGCGTGACTTCCACATGAGCGTGGTCAGGGCCCG sequence GCGCAATGACAGCGGCACCTACCTCTGTGGGGCCGGTTCTGGCGTGAAACAGA CTTTGAATTTTGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGTCCAACCCAGGGC CCGGTACCGGGTCCGCCACCATGGACTGGACCTGGATTCTGTTCCTCGTGGCTG CTGCTACAAGAGTGCACAGCGGCATTCATGTCTTCATTTTGGGCTGTTTCAGTGC AGGGCTTCCTAAAACAGAAGCCAACTGGGTGAATGTAATAAGTGATTTGAAAAAA ATTGAAGATCTTATTCAATCTATGCATATTGATGCTACTTTATATACGGAAAGTGAT GTTCACCCCAGTTGCAAAGTAACAGCAATGAAGTGCTTTCTCTTGGAGTTACAAG TTATTTCACTTGAGTCCGGAGATGCAAGTATTCATGATACAGTAGAAAATCTGATC ATCCTAGCAAACAACAGTTTGTCTTCTAATGGGAATGTAACAGAATCTGGATGCA AAGAATGTGAGGAACTGGAGGAAAAAAATATTAAAGAATTTTTGCAGAGTTTTGTA CATATTGTCCAAATGTTCATCAACACTTCTGGAAGCGGAGCTACTAACTTCAGCC TGCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTGGGACCGGCTCT GCAACCATGGATTGGACGTGGATCCTGTTTCTCGTGGCAGCTGCCACAAGAGTT CACAGTATCACGTGCCCTCCCCCCATGTCCGTGGAACACGCAGACATCTGGGTC AAGAGCTACAGCTTGTACTCCAGGGAGCGGTACATTTGTAACTCTGGTTTCAAGC GTAAAGCCGGCACGTCCAGCCTGACGGAGTGCGTGTTGAACAAGGCCACGAAT GTCGCCCACTGGACAACCCCCAGTCTCAAATGCATTAGAGACCCTGCCCTGGTT CACCAAAGGCCAGCGCCACCCTCCACAGTAACGACGGCAGGGGTGACCCCACA GCCAGAGAGCCTCTCCCCTTCTGGAAAAGAGCCCGCAGCTTCATCTCCCAGCTC AAACAACACAGCGGCCACAACAGCAGCTATTGTCCCGGGCTCCCAGCTGATGCC TTCAAAATCACCTTCCACAGGAACCACAGAGATAAGCAGTCATGAGTCCTCCCAC GGCACCCCCTCTCAGACAACAGCCAAGAACTGGGAACTCACAGCATCCGCCTCC CACCAGCCGCCAGGTGTGTATCCACAGGGCCACAGCGACACCACTGAGGGCAG AGGCAGCCTGCTGACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCCCGGGCCCATGGGG GCAGGTGCCACCGGCCGCGCCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCT TCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTGGAGGTGCCAAGGAGGCATGCCCCACAGGCCTGTACA CACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAGCCTGCAACCTGGGCGAGGGTGTGGCCCAG CCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGCCCTGCCTGGACAGCGTGACGTT CTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGTGCACCGAGTGCGTG GGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGATGACGCCGTGTGCC GCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCGCTGCGAGGCGTGC CGCGTGTGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAAGCAGAA CACCGTGTGCGAGGAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGACGAGGCCAACCACG TGGACCCGTGCCTGCCCTGCACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCTCCGC GAGTGCACACGCTGGGCCGACGCCGAGTGCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGAT TACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGCTCGGACAGCACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGG AGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATAGCCAGCACGGTGGCAGGTGTG GTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGACCCGAGGCACCACCGA CAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTGGGTCTTGTG GCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGATCTAGAGGGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGATCA GCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTG CCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGG AAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGG GGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGAT GCGGTGGGCTCTATGACTAGTGGCGAATTCGGCGCAGATCAAAGAGAGCCTGC GGGCAGAGCTCAGGGTGACAGGTGCGGCCTCGGAGGCCCCGGGGCAGGGGTG AGCTGAGCCGGTCCTGGGGTGGGTGTCCCCTCCTGCACAGGATCAGGAGCTCC AGGGTCGTAGGGCAGGGACCCCCCAGCTCCAGTCCAGGGCTCTGTCCTGCACC TGGGGAATGGTGACCGGCATCTCTGTCCTCTAGCTCTGGAAGCACCCCAGCCCC TCTAGTCTGCCCTCACCCCTGACCCTGACCCTCCACCCTGACCCCGTCCTAACC CCTGACCTTTGGCGATCGCTCCGGTGCCCGTCAGTGGGCAGAGCGCACATCGC CCACAGTCCCCGAGAAGTTGGGGGGAGGGGTCGGCAATTGAACGGGTGCCTAG AGAAGGTGGCGCGGGGTAAACTGGGAAAGTGATGTCGTGTACTGGCTCCGCCT TTTTCCCGAGGGTGGGGGAGAACCGTATATAAGTGCAGTAGTCGCCGTGAACGT TCTTTTTCGCAACGGGTTTGCCGCCAGAACACAGCTGAAGCTTCGAGGGGCTCG CATCTCTCCTTCACGCGCCCGCCGCCCTACCTGAGGCCGCCATCCACGCCGGTT GAGTCGCGTTCTGCCGCCTCCCGCCTGTGGTGCCTCCTGAACTGCGTCCGCCG TCTAGGTAAGTTTAAAGCTCAGGTCGAGACCGGGCCTTTGTCCGGCGCTCCCTT GGAGCCTACCTAGACTCAGCCGGCTCTCCACGCTTTGCCTGACCCTGCTTGCTC AACTCTACGTCTTTGTTTCGTTTTCTGTTCTGCGCCGTTACAGATCCAAGCTGTGA CCGGCGCCTACCTGAGATCACCGGCGCCACCATGGCTTCTTACCCTGGACACCA GCATGCTTCTGCCTTTGACCAGGCTGCCAGATCCAGGGGCCACTCCAACAGGAG AACTGCCCTAAGACCCAGAAGACAGCAGGAAGCCACTGAGGTGAGGCCTGAGC AGAAGATGCCAACCCTGCTGAGGGTGTACATTGATGGACCTCATGGCATGGGCA AGACCACCACCACTCAACTGCTGGTGGCACTGGGCTCCAGGGATGACATTGTGT ATGTGCCTGAGCCAATGACCTACTGGAGAGTGCTAGGAGCCTCTGAGACCATTG CCAACATCTACACCACCCAGCACAGGCTGGACCAGGGAGAAATCTCTGCTGGAG ATGCTGCTGTGGTGATGACCTCTGCCCAGATCACAATGGGAATGCCCTATGCTG TGACTGATGCTGTTCTGGCTCCTCACATTGGAGGAGAGGCTGGCTCTTCTCATG CCCCTCCACCTGCCCTGACCCTGATCTTTGACAGACACCCCATTGCAGCCCTGC TGTGCTACCCAGCAGCAAGGTACCTCATGGGCTCCATGACCCCACAGGCTGTGC TGGCTTTTGTGGCCCTGATCCCTCCAACCCTCCCTGGCACCAACATTGTTCTGG GAGCACTGCCTGAAGACAGACACATTGACAGGCTGGCAAAGAGGCAGAGACCT GGAGAGAGACTGGACCTGGCCATGCTGGCTGCAATCAGAAGGGTGTATGGACT GCTGGCAAACACTGTGAGATACCTCCAGTGTGGAGGCTCTTGGAGAGAGGACTG GGGACAGCTCTCTGGAACAGCAGTGCCCCCTCAAGGAGCTGAGCCCCAGTCCA ATGCTGGTCCAAGACCCCACATTGGGGACACCCTGTTCACCCTGTTCAGAGCCC CTGAGCTGCTGGCTCCCAATGGAGACCTGTACAATGTGTTTGCCTGGGCTCTGG ATGTTCTAGCCAAGAGGCTGAGGTCCATGCATGTGTTCATCCTGGACTATGACCA GTCCCCTGCTGGATGCAGAGATGCTCTGCTGCAACTAACCTCTGGCATGGTGCA GACCCATGTGACCACCCCTGGCAGCATCCCCACCATCTGTGACCTAGCCAGAAC CTTTGCCAGGGAGATGGGAGAGGCCAACTAAGGCGCGCCACTCGAGCGCTAGC TGGCCAGACATGATAAGATACATTGATGAGTTTGGACAAACCACAACTAGAATGC AGTGAAAAAAATGCTTTATTTGTGAAATTTGTGATGCTATTGCTTTATTTGTAACCA TTATAAGCTGCAATAAACAAGTTAACAACAACAATTGCATTCATTTTATGTTTCAG GTTCAGGGGGAGGTGTGGGAGGTTTTTTAAAGCAAGTAAAACCTCTACAAATGTG GTATGGAAGGCGCGCCCAATTCGCCCTATAGTGAGTCGTATTACGTCGCGCTCA CTGGCCGTCGTTTTACAACGTCGTGACTGGGAAAACCCTGGCGTTACCCAACTT AATCGCCTTGCAGCACATCCCCCTTTCGCCAGCTGGCGTAATAGCGAAGAGGCC CGCACCGAAACGCCCTTCCCAACAGTTGCGCAGCCTGAATGGCGAATGGGAGC GCCCTGTAGCGGCGCATTAAGCGCGGCGGGTGTGGTGGTTACGCGCAGCGTGA CCGCTACACTTGCCAGCGCCCTAGCGCCCGCTCCTTTCGCTTTCTTCCCTTCCTT TCTCGCCACGTTCGCCGGCTTTCCCCGTCAAGCTCTAAATCGGGGGCTCCCTTT AGGGTTCCGATTTAGTGCTTTACGGCACCTCGACCCCAAAAAACTTGATTAGGGT GATGGTTGGCCTGTAGTGGGCCATAGCCCTGATAGACGGTTTTTCGCCCTTTGA CGTTGGAGTCCACGTTCTTTAATAGTGGACTCTTGTTCCAAACTGGAACAACACT CAACCCTATCTCGGTCTATTCTTTTGATTTATAAGGGATTTTGCCGATTTCGGCCT ATTGGTTAAAAAATGAGCTGATTTAACAAAAATTTAACGCGAATTTTAACAAAATAT TAACGCTTACAATTTAGGTGGCACTTTTCGGGGAAATGTGCGCGGAACCCCTATT TGTTTATTTTTCTAAATACATTCAAATATGTATCCGCTCATGAGACAATAACCCTGA TAAATGCTTCAATAATATTGAAAAAGGAAGAGTATGAGTATTCAACATTTCCGTGT CGCCCTTATTCCCTTTTTTGCGGCATTTTGCCTTCCTGTTTTTGCTCACCCAGAAA CGCTGGTGAAAGTAAAAGATGCTGAAGATCAGTTGGGTGCACGAGTGGGTTACA TCGAACTGGATCTCAACAGCGGTAAGATCCTTGAGAGTTTTCGCCCCGAAGAAC GTTTTCCAATGATGAGCACTTTTAAAGTTCTGCTATGTGGCGCGGTATTATCCCG TATTGACGCCGGGCAAGAGCAACTCGGTCGCCGCATACACTATTCTCAGAATGA CTTGGTTGAGTACTCACCAGTCACAGAAAAGCATCTTACGGATGGCATGACAGTA AGAGAATTATGCAGTGCTGCCATAACCATGAGTGATAACACTGCGGCCAACTTAC TTCTGACAACGATCGGAGGACCGAAGGAGCTAACCGCTTTTTTGCACAACATGG GGGATCATGTAACTCGCCTTGATCGTTGGGAACCGGAGCTGAATGAAGCCATAC CAAACGACGAGCGTGACACCACGATGCCTGTAGCAATGGCAACAACGTTGCGCA AACTATTAACTGGCGAACTACTTACTCTAGCTTCCCGGCAACAATTAATAGACTG GATGGAGGCGGATAAAGTTGCAGGACCACTTCTGCGCTCGGCCCTTCCGGCTG GCTGGTTTATTGCTGATAAATCTGGAGCCGGTGAGCGTGGTTCTCGCGGTATCA TTGCAGCACTGGGGCCAGATGGTAAGCCCTCCCGTATCGTAGTTATCTACACGA CGGGGAGTCAGGCAACTATGGATGAACGAAATAGACAGATCGCTGAGATAGGTG CCTCACTGATTAAGCATTGGTAACTGTCAGACCAAGTTTACTCATATATACTTTAG ATTGATTTAAAACTTCATTTTTAATTTAAAAGGATCTAGGTGAAGATCCTTTTTGAT AATCTCATGACCAAAATCCCTTAACGTGAGTTTTCGTTCCACTGAGCGTCAGACC CCGTAGAAAAGATCAAAGGATCTTCTTGAGATCCTTTTTTTCTGCGCGTAATCTGC TGCTTGCAAACAAAAAAACCACCGCTACCAGCGGTGGTTTGTTTGCCGGATCAA GAGCTACCAACTCTTTTTCCGAAGGTAACTGGCTTCAGCAGAGCGCAGATACCAA ATACTGTTCTTCTAGTGTAGCCGTAGTTAGGCCACCACTTCAAGAACTCTGTAGC ACCGCCTACATACCTCGCTCTGCTAATCCTGTTACCAGTGGCTGCTGCCAGTGG CGATAAGTCGTGTCTTACCGGGTTGGACTCAAGACGATAGTTACCGGATAAGGC GCAGCGGTCGGGCTGAACGGGGGGTTCGTGCACACAGCCCAGCTTGGAGCGAA CGACCTACACCGAACTGAGATACCTACAGCGTGAGCTATGAGAAAGCGCCACGC TTCCCGAAGGGAGAAAGGCGGACAGGTATCCGGTAAGCGGCAGGGTCGGAACA GGAGAGCGCACGAGGGAGCTTCCAGGGGGAAACGCCTGGTATCTTTATAGTCCT GTCGGGTTTCGCCACCTCTGACTTGAGCGTCGATTTTTGTGATGCTCGTCAGGG GGGCGGAGCCTATGGAAAAACGCCAGCAACGCGGCCTTTTTACGGTTCCTGGC CTTTTGCTGGCCTTTTGCTCACATGGTCTTTCCTGCGTTATCCCCTGATTCTGTG GATAACCGTATTACCGCCTTTGAGTGAGCTGATACCGCTCGCCGCAGCCGAACG ACCGAGCGCAGCGAGTCAGTGAGCGAGGAAGCGGAGAGCGCCCAATACGCAAA CCGCCTCTCCCCGCGCGTTGGCCGATTCATTAATGCAGCTGGCACGACAGGTTT CCCGACTGGAAAGCGGGCAGTGAGCGCAACGCAATTAATGTGAGTTAGCTCACT CATTAGGCACCCCAGGCTTTACACTTTATGCTTCCGGCTCGTATGTTGTGTGGAA TTGTGAGCGGATAACAATTTCACACAGGAAACAGCTATGACCATGATTACGCCAA GCGCGTCAATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGGAACAAAAGCTGTTAATTAA 66 Matrice GTTTATTATTCCTGTTCCACAGCTATTGTCTGCCATATAAAAACTTAGGCCAGGCA CD25 CAGTGGCTCACACCTGTAATCCCAGCACTTTGGAAGGCCGAGGCAGGCAGATCA locus_IL12a_ CAAGGTCAGGAGTTCGAGACCAGCCTGGCCAACATAGCAAAACCCCATCTCTAC 2A_IL12b TAAAAATACAAAAATTAGCCAGGCATGGTGGCGTGTGCACTGGTTTAGAGTGAG pCLS30520 GACCACATTTTTTTGGTGCCGTGTTACACATATGACCGTGACTTTGTTACACCACT full ACAGGAGGAAGAGTAGAAGAACAATCGGTTCTGGCGTGAAACAGACTTTGAATTT sequence TGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGTCCAACCCAGGGCCCATGTGGC CCCCTGGGTCAGCCTCCCAGCCACCGCCCTCACCTGCCGCGGCCACAGGTCTG CATCCAGCGGCTCGCCCTGTGTCCCTGCAGTGCCGGCTCAGCATGTGTCCAGC GCGCAGCCTCCTCCTTGTGGCTACCCTGGTCCTCCTGGACCACCTCAGTTTGGC CAGAAACCTCCCCGTGGCCACTCCAGACCCAGGAATGTTCCCATGCCTTCACCA CTCCCAAAACCTGCTGAGGGCCGTCAGCAACATGCTCCAGAAGGCCAGACAAAC TCTAGAATTTTACCCTTGCACTTCTGAAGAGATTGATCATGAAGATATCACAAAAG ATAAAACCAGCACAGTGGAGGCCTGTTTACCATTGGAATTAACCAAGAATGAGAG TTGCCTAAATTCCAGAGAGACCTCTTTCATAACTAATGGGAGTTGCCTGGCCTCC AGAAAGACCTCTTTTATGATGGCCCTGTGCCTTAGTAGTATTTATGAAGACTTGAA GATGTACCAGGTGGAGTTCAAGACCATGAATGCAAAGCTTCTGATGGATCCTAAG AGGCAGATCTTTCTAGATCAAAACATGCTGGCAGTTATTGATGAGCTGATGCAGG CCCTGAATTTCAACAGTGAGACTGTGCCACAAAAATCCTCCCTTGAAGAACCGGA TTTTTATAAAACTAAAATCAAGCTCTGCATACTTCTTCATGCTTTCAGAATTCGGG CAGTGACTATTGATAGAGTGATGAGCTATCTGAATGCTTCCGGAAGCGGAGCTA CTAACTTCAGCCTGCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTA TGTGTCACCAGCAGTTGGTCATCTCTTGGTTTTCCCTGGTTTTTCTGGCATCTCC CCTCGTGGCCATATGGGAACTGAAGAAAGATGTTTATGTCGTAGAATTGGATTGG TATCCGGATGCCCCTGGAGAAATGGTGGTCCTCACCTGTGACACCCCTGAAGAA GATGGTATCACCTGGACCTTGGACCAGAGCAGTGAGGTCTTAGGCTCTGGCAAA ACCCTGACCATCCAAGTCAAAGAGTTTGGAGATGCTGGCCAGTACACCTGTCAC AAAGGAGGCGAGGTTCTAAGCCATTCGCTCCTGCTGCTTCACAAAAAGGAAGAT GGAATTTGGTCCACTGATATTTTAAAGGACCAGAAAGAACCCAAAAATAAGACCT TTCTAAGATGCGAGGCCAAGAATTATTCTGGACGTTTCACCTGCTGGTGGCTGAC GACAATCAGTACTGATTTGACATTCAGTGTCAAAAGCAGCAGAGGCTCTTCTGAC CCCCAAGGGGTGACGTGCGGAGCTGCTACACTCTCTGCAGAGAGAGTCAGAGG GGACAACAAGGAGTATGAGTACTCAGTGGAGTGCCAGGAGGACAGTGCCTGCC CAGCTGCTGAGGAGAGTCTGCCCATTGAGGTCATGGTGGATGCCGTTCACAAGC TCAAGTATGAAAACTACACCAGCAGCTTCTTCATCAGGGACATCATCAAACCTGA CCCACCCAAGAACTTGCAGCTGAAGCCATTAAAGAATTCTCGGCAGGTGGAGGT CAGCTGGGAGTACCCTGACACCTGGAGTACTCCACATTCCTACTTCTCCCTGACA TTCTGCGTTCAGGTCCAGGGCAAGAGCAAGAGAGAAAAGAAAGATAGAGTCTTC ACGGACAAGACCTCAGCCACGGTCATCTGCCGCAAAAATGCCAGCATTAGCGTG CGGGCCCAGGACCGCTACTATAGCTCATCTTGGAGCGAATGGGCATCTGTGCCC TGCAGTGAGGGCAGAGGCAGCCTGCTGACCTGCGGCGACGTCGAGGAGAACCC CGGGCCCATGGGGGCAGGTGCCACCGGCCGCGCCATGGACGGGCCGCGCCTG CTGCTGTTGCTGCTTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTGGAGGTGCCAAGGAGGCATGCCC CACAGGCCTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAGCCTGCAACCTGGGCG AGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTGAGCCCTGCCTG GACAGCGTGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCGTGCAAGCCGTG CACCGAGTGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGTGGAGGCCGAT GACGCCGTGTGCCGCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGACGACTGGGCG CTGCGAGGCGTGCCGCGTGTGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGTGTTCTCCTGCC AGGACAAGCAGAACACCGTGTGCGAGGAGTGCCCCGACGGCACGTATTCCGAC GAGGCCAACCACGTGGACCCGTGCCTGCCCTGCACCGTGTGCGAGGACACCGA GCGCCAGCTCCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGGGCCGACGCCGAGTGCGAGGAGATC CCTGGCCGTTGGATTACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGCTCGGACAGCACAGC CCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCTCATAGCCAGCA CGGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGCCCGTGGTGACC CGAGGCACCACCGACAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCCTGGCTGCTGTG GTTGTGGGTCTTGTGGCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGAAAAACCAAAAGAACAA GAATTTCTTGGTAAGAAGCCGGGAACAGACAACAGAAGTCATGAAGCCCAAGTG AAATCAAAGGTGCTAAATGGTCGCCCAGGAGACATCCGTTGTGCTTGCCTGCGT TTTGGAAGCTCTGAAGTCACATCACAGGACACGGGGCAGTGGCAACCTTGTCTC TATGCCAGCTCAGTCCCATCAGAGAGCGAGCGCTACCCACTTCTAAATAGCAATT TCGCCGTTGAAGAGGAAGGGCAAAACCACTAGAACTCTCCATCTTATTTTCATGT ATATGTGTTCATGCGATCGCTCCGGTGCCCGTCAGTGGGCAGAGCGCACATCGC CCACAGTCCCCGAGAAGTTGGGGGGAGGGGTCGGCAATTGAACGGGTGCCTAG AGAAGGTGGCGCGGGGTAAACTGGGAAAGTGATGTCGTGTACTGGCTCCGCCT TTTTCCCGAGGGTGGGGGAGAACCGTATATAAGTGCAGTAGTCGCCGTGAACGT TCTTTTTCGCAACGGGTTTGCCGCCAGAACACAGCTGAAGCTTCGAGGGGCTCG CATCTCTCCTTCACGCGCCCGCCGCCCTACCTGAGGCCGCCATCCACGCCGGTT GAGTCGCGTTCTGCCGCCTCCCGCCTGTGGTGCCTCCTGAACTGCGTCCGCCG TCTAGGTAAGTTTAAAGCTCAGGTCGAGACCGGGCCTTTGTCCGGCGCTCCCTT GGAGCCTACCTAGACTCAGCCGGCTCTCCACGCTTTGCCTGACCCTGCTTGCTC AACTCTACGTCTTTGTTTCGTTTTCTGTTCTGCGCCGTTACAGATCCAAGCTGTGA CCGGCGCCTACCTGAGATCACCGGCGCCACCATGGCTTCTTACCCTGGACACCA GCATGCTTCTGCCTTTGACCAGGCTGCCAGATCCAGGGGCCACTCCAACAGGAG AACTGCCCTAAGACCCAGAAGACAGCAGGAAGCCACTGAGGTGAGGCCTGAGC AGAAGATGCCAACCCTGCTGAGGGTGTACATTGATGGACCTCATGGCATGGGCA AGACCACCACCACTCAACTGCTGGTGGCACTGGGCTCCAGGGATGACATTGTGT ATGTGCCTGAGCCAATGACCTACTGGAGAGTGCTAGGAGCCTCTGAGACCATTG CCAACATCTACACCACCCAGCACAGGCTGGACCAGGGAGAAATCTCTGCTGGAG ATGCTGCTGTGGTGATGACCTCTGCCCAGATCACAATGGGAATGCCCTATGCTG TGACTGATGCTGTTCTGGCTCCTCACATTGGAGGAGAGGCTGGCTCTTCTCATG CCCCTCCACCTGCCCTGACCCTGATCTTTGACAGACACCCCATTGCAGCCCTGC TGTGCTACCCAGCAGCAAGGTACCTCATGGGCTCCATGACCCCACAGGCTGTGC TGGCTTTTGTGGCCCTGATCCCTCCAACCCTCCCTGGCACCAACATTGTTCTGG GAGCACTGCCTGAAGACAGACACATTGACAGGCTGGCAAAGAGGCAGAGACCT GGAGAGAGACTGGACCTGGCCATGCTGGCTGCAATCAGAAGGGTGTATGGACT GCTGGCAAACACTGTGAGATACCTCCAGTGTGGAGGCTCTTGGAGAGAGGACTG GGGACAGCTCTCTGGAACAGCAGTGCCCCCTCAAGGAGCTGAGCCCCAGTCCA ATGCTGGTCCAAGACCCCACATTGGGGACACCCTGTTCACCCTGTTCAGAGCCC CTGAGCTGCTGGCTCCCAATGGAGACCTGTACAATGTGTTTGCCTGGGCTCTGG ATGTTCTAGCCAAGAGGCTGAGGTCCATGCATGTGTTCATCCTGGACTATGACCA GTCCCCTGCTGGATGCAGAGATGCTCTGCTGCAACTAACCTCTGGCATGGTGCA GACCCATGTGACCACCCCTGGCAGCATCCCCACCATCTGTGACCTAGCCAGAAC CTTTGCCAGGGAGATGGGAGAGGCCAACTAAGGCGCGCCACTCGAGCGCTAGC TGGCCAGACATGATAAGATACATTGATGAGTTTGGACAAACCACAACTAGAATGC AGTGAAAAAAATGCTTTATTTGTGAAATTTGTGATGCTATTGCTTTATTTGTAACCA TTATAAGCTGCAATAAACAAGTTAACAACAACAATTGCATTCATTTTATGTTTCAG GTTCAGGGGGAGGTGTGGGAGGTTTTTTAAAGCAAGTAAAACCTCTACAAATGTG GTATGGAAGGCGCGCCCAATTCGCCCTATAGTGAGTCGTATTACGTCGCGCTCA CTGGCCGTCGTTTTACAACGTCGTGACTGGGAAAACCCTGGCGTTACCCAACTT AATCGCCTTGCAGCACATCCCCCTTTCGCCAGCTGGCGTAATAGCGAAGAGGCC CGCACCGAAACGCCCTTCCCAACAGTTGCGCAGCCTGAATGGCGAATGGGAGC GCCCTGTAGCGGCGCATTAAGCGCGGCGGGTGTGGTGGTTACGCGCAGCGTGA CCGCTACACTTGCCAGCGCCCTAGCGCCCGCTCCTTTCGCTTTCTTCCCTTCCTT TCTCGCCACGTTCGCCGGCTTTCCCCGTCAAGCTCTAAATCGGGGGCTCCCTTT AGGGTTCCGATTTAGTGCTTTACGGCACCTCGACCCCAAAAAACTTGATTAGGGT GATGGTTGGCCTGTAGTGGGCCATAGCCCTGATAGACGGTTTTTCGCCCTTTGA CGTTGGAGTCCACGTTCTTTAATAGTGGACTCTTGTTCCAAACTGGAACAACACT CAACCCTATCTCGGTCTATTCTTTTGATTTATAAGGGATTTTGCCGATTTCGGCCT ATTGGTTAAAAAATGAGCTGATTTAACAAAAATTTAACGCGAATTTTAACAAAATAT TAACGCTTACAATTTAGGTGGCACTTTTCGGGGAAATGTGCGCGGAACCCCTATT TGTTTATTTTTCTAAATACATTCAAATATGTATCCGCTCATGAGACAATAACCCTGA TAAATGCTTCAATAATATTGAAAAAGGAAGAGTATGAGTATTCAACATTTCCGTGT CGCCCTTATTCCCTTTTTTGCGGCATTTTGCCTTCCTGTTTTTGCTCACCCAGAAA CGCTGGTGAAAGTAAAAGATGCTGAAGATCAGTTGGGTGCACGAGTGGGTTACA TCGAACTGGATCTCAACAGCGGTAAGATCCTTGAGAGTTTTCGCCCCGAAGAAC GTTTTCCAATGATGAGCACTTTTAAAGTTCTGCTATGTGGCGCGGTATTATCCCG TATTGACGCCGGGCAAGAGCAACTCGGTCGCCGCATACACTATTCTCAGAATGA CTTGGTTGAGTACTCACCAGTCACAGAAAAGCATCTTACGGATGGCATGACAGTA AGAGAATTATGCAGTGCTGCCATAACCATGAGTGATAACACTGCGGCCAACTTAC TTCTGACAACGATCGGAGGACCGAAGGAGCTAACCGCTTTTTTGCACAACATGG GGGATCATGTAACTCGCCTTGATCGTTGGGAACCGGAGCTGAATGAAGCCATAC CAAACGACGAGCGTGACACCACGATGCCTGTAGCAATGGCAACAACGTTGCGCA AACTATTAACTGGCGAACTACTTACTCTAGCTTCCCGGCAACAATTAATAGACTG GATGGAGGCGGATAAAGTTGCAGGACCACTTCTGCGCTCGGCCCTTCCGGCTG GCTGGTTTATTGCTGATAAATCTGGAGCCGGTGAGCGTGGTTCTCGCGGTATCA TTGCAGCACTGGGGCCAGATGGTAAGCCCTCCCGTATCGTAGTTATCTACACGA CGGGGAGTCAGGCAACTATGGATGAACGAAATAGACAGATCGCTGAGATAGGTG CCTCACTGATTAAGCATTGGTAACTGTCAGACCAAGTTTACTCATATATACTTTAG ATTGATTTAAAACTTCATTTTTAATTTAAAAGGATCTAGGTGAAGATCCTTTTTGAT AATCTCATGACCAAAATCCCTTAACGTGAGTTTTCGTTCCACTGAGCGTCAGACC CCGTAGAAAAGATCAAAGGATCTTCTTGAGATCCTTTTTTTCTGCGCGTAATCTGC TGCTTGCAAACAAAAAAACCACCGCTACCAGCGGTGGTTTGTTTGCCGGATCAA GAGCTACCAACTCTTTTTCCGAAGGTAACTGGCTTCAGCAGAGCGCAGATACCAA ATACTGTTCTTCTAGTGTAGCCGTAGTTAGGCCACCACTTCAAGAACTCTGTAGC ACCGCCTACATACCTCGCTCTGCTAATCCTGTTACCAGTGGCTGCTGCCAGTGG CGATAAGTCGTGTCTTACCGGGTTGGACTCAAGACGATAGTTACCGGATAAGGC GCAGCGGTCGGGCTGAACGGGGGGTTCGTGCACACAGCCCAGCTTGGAGCGAA CGACCTACACCGAACTGAGATACCTACAGCGTGAGCTATGAGAAAGCGCCACGC TTCCCGAAGGGAGAAAGGCGGACAGGTATCCGGTAAGCGGCAGGGTCGGAACA GGAGAGCGCACGAGGGAGCTTCCAGGGGGAAACGCCTGGTATCTTTATAGTCCT GTCGGGTTTCGCCACCTCTGACTTGAGCGTCGATTTTTGTGATGCTCGTCAGGG GGGCGGAGCCTATGGAAAAACGCCAGCAACGCGGCCTTTTTACGGTTCCTGGC CTTTTGCTGGCCTTTTGCTCACATGGTCTTTCCTGCGTTATCCCCTGATTCTGTG GATAACCGTATTACCGCCTTTGAGTGAGCTGATACCGCTCGCCGCAGCCGAACG ACCGAGCGCAGCGAGTCAGTGAGCGAGGAAGCGGAGAGCGCCCAATACGCAAA CCGCCTCTCCCCGCGCGTTGGCCGATTCATTAATGCAGCTGGCACGACAGGTTT CCCGACTGGAAAGCGGGCAGTGAGCGCAACGCAATTAATGTGAGTTAGCTCACT CATTAGGCACCCCAGGCTTTACACTTTATGCTTCCGGCTCGTATGTTGTGTGGAA TTGTGAGCGGATAACAATTTCACACAGGAAACAGCTATGACCATGATTACGCCAA GCGCGTCAATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGGAACAAAAGCTGTTAATTAA 67 Matrice PD1 TCGCGCGTTTCGGTGATGACGGTGAAAACCTCTGACACATGCAGCTCCCGGAGA locus_IL12a_ CGGTCACAGCTTGTCTGTAAGCGGATGCCGGGAGCAGACAAGCCCGTCAGGGC 2A_IL12b GCGTCAGCGGGTGTTGGCGGGTGTCGGGGCTGGCTTAACTATGCGGCATCAGA pCLS30511 GCAGATTGTACTGAGAGTGCACCATATGCGGTGTGAAATACCGCACAGATGCGT full AAGGAGAAAATACCGCATCAGGCGCCATTCGCCATTCAGGCTGCGCAACTGTTG sequence GGAAGGGCGATCGGTGCGGGCCTCTTCGCTATTACGCCAGCTGGCGAAAGGGG GATGTGCTGCAAGGCGATTAAGTTGGGTAACGCCAGGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGAC GTTGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTGAATTCGAGCTCGGTACCTCGCGAATGCATCTAG ATGACTCCCCAGACAGGCCCTGGAACCCCCCCACCTTCTCCCCAGCCCTGCTCG TGGTGACCGAAGGGGACAACGCCACCTTCACCTGCAGCTTCTCCAACACATCGG AGAGCTTCGTGCTAAACTGGTACCGCATGAGCCCCAGCAACCAGACGGACAAGC TGGCCGCCTTCCCCGAGGACCGCAGCCAGCCCGGCCAGGACTGCCGCTTCCGT GTCACACAACTGCCCAACGGGCGTGACTTCCACATGAGCGTGGTCAGGGCCCG GCGCAATGACAGCGGCACCTACCTCTGTGGGGCCGGTTCTGGCGTGAAACAGA CTTTGAATTTTGACCTTCTCAAGTTGGCGGGAGACGTGGAGTCCAACCCAGGGC CCATGTGGCCCCCTGGGTCAGCCTCCCAGCCACCGCCCTCACCTGCCGCGGCC ACAGGTCTGCATCCAGCGGCTCGCCCTGTGTCCCTGCAGTGCCGGCTCAGCAT GTGTCCAGCGCGCAGCCTCCTCCTTGTGGCTACCCTGGTCCTCCTGGACCACCT CAGTTTGGCCAGAAACCTCCCCGTGGCCACTCCAGACCCAGGAATGTTCCCATG CCTTCACCACTCCCAAAACCTGCTGAGGGCCGTCAGCAACATGCTCCAGAAGGC CAGACAAACTCTAGAATTTTACCCTTGCACTTCTGAAGAGATTGATCATGAAGATA TCACAAAAGATAAAACCAGCACAGTGGAGGCCTGTTTACCATTGGAATTAACCAA GAATGAGAGTTGCCTAAATTCCAGAGAGACCTCTTTCATAACTAATGGGAGTTGC CTGGCCTCCAGAAAGACCTCTTTTATGATGGCCCTGTGCCTTAGTAGTATTTATG AAGACTTGAAGATGTACCAGGTGGAGTTCAAGACCATGAATGCAAAGCTTCTGAT GGATCCTAAGAGGCAGATCTTTCTAGATCAAAACATGCTGGCAGTTATTGATGAG CTGATGCAGGCCCTGAATTTCAACAGTGAGACTGTGCCACAAAAATCCTCCCTTG AAGAACCGGATTTTTATAAAACTAAAATCAAGCTCTGCATACTTCTTCATGCTTTC AGAATTCGGGCAGTGACTATTGATAGAGTGATGAGCTATCTGAATGCTTCCGGAA GCGGAGCTACTAACTTCAGCCTGCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAAC CCTGGACCTATGTGTCACCAGCAGTTGGTCATCTCTTGGTTTTCCCTGGTTTTTC TGGCATCTCCCCTCGTGGCCATATGGGAACTGAAGAAAGATGTTTATGTCGTAGA ATTGGATTGGTATCCGGATGCCCCTGGAGAAATGGTGGTCCTCACCTGTGACAC CCCTGAAGAAGATGGTATCACCTGGACCTTGGACCAGAGCAGTGAGGTCTTAGG CTCTGGCAAAACCCTGACCATCCAAGTCAAAGAGTTTGGAGATGCTGGCCAGTA CACCTGTCACAAAGGAGGCGAGGTTCTAAGCCATTCGCTCCTGCTGCTTCACAA AAAGGAAGATGGAATTTGGTCCACTGATATTTTAAAGGACCAGAAAGAACCCAAA AATAAGACCTTTCTAAGATGCGAGGCCAAGAATTATTCTGGACGTTTCACCTGCT GGTGGCTGACGACAATCAGTACTGATTTGACATTCAGTGTCAAAAGCAGCAGAG GCTCTTCTGACCCCCAAGGGGTGACGTGCGGAGCTGCTACACTCTCTGCAGAGA GAGTCAGAGGGGACAACAAGGAGTATGAGTACTCAGTGGAGTGCCAGGAGGAC AGTGCCTGCCCAGCTGCTGAGGAGAGTCTGCCCATTGAGGTCATGGTGGATGC CGTTCACAAGCTCAAGTATGAAAACTACACCAGCAGCTTCTTCATCAGGGACATC ATCAAACCTGACCCACCCAAGAACTTGCAGCTGAAGCCATTAAAGAATTCTCGGC AGGTGGAGGTCAGCTGGGAGTACCCTGACACCTGGAGTACTCCACATTCCTACT TCTCCCTGACATTCTGCGTTCAGGTCCAGGGCAAGAGCAAGAGAGAAAAGAAAG ATAGAGTCTTCACGGACAAGACCTCAGCCACGGTCATCTGCCGCAAAAATGCCA GCATTAGCGTGCGGGCCCAGGACCGCTACTATAGCTCATCTTGGAGCGAATGGG CATCTGTGCCCTGCAGTGAGGGCAGAGGCAGCCTGCTGACCTGCGGCGACGTC GAGGAGAACCCCGGGCCCATGGGGGCAGGTGCCACCGGCCGCGCCATGGACG GGCCGCGCCTGCTGCTGTTGCTGCTTCTGGGGGTGTCCCTTGGAGGTGCCAAG GAGGCATGCCCCACAGGCCTGTACACACACAGCGGTGAGTGCTGCAAAGCCTG CAACCTGGGCGAGGGTGTGGCCCAGCCTTGTGGAGCCAACCAGACCGTGTGTG AGCCCTGCCTGGACAGCGTGACGTTCTCCGACGTGGTGAGCGCGACCGAGCCG TGCAAGCCGTGCACCGAGTGCGTGGGGCTCCAGAGCATGTCGGCGCCGTGCGT GGAGGCCGATGACGCCGTGTGCCGCTGCGCCTACGGCTACTACCAGGATGAGA CGACTGGGCGCTGCGAGGCGTGCCGCGTGTGCGAGGCGGGCTCGGGCCTCGT GTTCTCCTGCCAGGACAAGCAGAACACCGTGTGCGAGGAGTGCCCCGACGGCA CGTATTCCGACGAGGCCAACCACGTGGACCCGTGCCTGCCCTGCACCGTGTGC GAGGACACCGAGCGCCAGCTCCGCGAGTGCACACGCTGGGCCGACGCCGAGT GCGAGGAGATCCCTGGCCGTTGGATTACACGGTCCACACCCCCAGAGGGCTCG GACAGCACAGCCCCCAGCACCCAGGAGCCTGAGGCACCTCCAGAACAAGACCT CATAGCCAGCACGGTGGCAGGTGTGGTGACCACAGTGATGGGCAGCTCCCAGC CCGTGGTGACCCGAGGCACCACCGACAACCTCATCCCTGTCTATTGCTCCATCC TGGCTGCTGTGGTTGTGGGTCTTGTGGCCTACATAGCCTTCAAGAGGTGATCTA GAGGGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGATCAGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGC CATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTC CCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTG TCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGG AAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGACTAGTGGCGAAT TCGGCGCAGATCAAAGAGAGCCTGCGGGCAGAGCTCAGGGTGACAGGTGCGGC CTCGGAGGCCCCGGGGCAGGGGTGAGCTGAGCCGGTCCTGGGGTGGGTGTCC CCTCCTGCACAGGATCAGGAGCTCCAGGGTCGTAGGGCAGGGACCCCCCAGCT CCAGTCCAGGGCTCTGTCCTGCACCTGGGGAATGGTGACCGGCATCTCTGTCCT CTAGCTCTGGAAGCACCCCAGCCCCTCTAGTCTGCCCTCACCCCTGACCCTGAC CCTCCACCCTGACCCCGTCCTAACCCCTGACCTTTGATCGGATCCCGGGCCCGT CGACTGCAGAGGCCTGCATGCAAGCTTGGCGTAATCATGGTCATAGCTGTTTCC TGTGTGAAATTGTTATCCGCTCACAATTCCACACAACATACGAGCCGGAAGCATA AAGTGTAAAGCCTGGGGTGCCTAATGAGTGAGCTAACTCACATTAATTGCGTTGC GCTCACTGCCCGCTTTCCAGTCGGGAAACCTGTCGTGCCAGCTGCATTAATGAA TCGGCCAACGCGCGGGGAGAGGCGGTTTGCGTATTGGGCGCTCTTCCGCTTCC TCGCTCACTGACTCGCTGCGCTCGGTCGTTCGGCTGCGGCGAGCGGTATCAGC TCACTCAAAGGCGGTAATACGGTTATCCACAGAATCAGGGGATAACGCAGGAAA GAACATGTGAGCAAAAGGCCAGCAAAAGGCCAGGAACCGTAAAAAGGCCGCGT TGCTGGCGTTTTTCCATAGGCTCCGCCCCCCTGACGAGCATCACAAAAATCGAC GCTCAAGTCAGAGGTGGCGAAACCCGACAGGACTATAAAGATACCAGGCGTTTC CCCCTGGAAGCTCCCTCGTGCGCTCTCCTGTTCCGACCCTGCCGCTTACCGGAT ACCTGTCCGCCTTTCTCCCTTCGGGAAGCGTGGCGCTTTCTCATAGCTCACGCT GTAGGTATCTCAGTTCGGTGTAGGTCGTTCGCTCCAAGCTGGGCTGTGTGCACG AACCCCCCGTTCAGCCCGACCGCTGCGCCTTATCCGGTAACTATCGTCTTGAGT CCAACCCGGTAAGACACGACTTATCGCCACTGGCAGCAGCCACTGGTAACAGGA TTAGCAGAGCGAGGTATGTAGGCGGTGCTACAGAGTTCTTGAAGTGGTGGCCTA ACTACGGCTACACTAGAAGAACAGTATTTGGTATCTGCGCTCTGCTGAAGCCAGT TACCTTCGGAAAAAGAGTTGGTAGCTCTTGATCCGGCAAACAAACCACCGCTGG TAGCGGTGGTTTTTTTGTTTGCAAGCAGCAGATTACGCGCAGAAAAAAAGGATCT CAAGAAGATCCTTTGATCTTTTCTACGGGGTCTGACGCTCAGTGGAACGAAAACT CACGTTAAGGGATTTTGGTCATGAGATTATCAAAAAGGATCTTCACCTAGATCCTT TTAAATTAAAAATGAAGTTTTAAATCAATCTAAAGTATATATGAGTAAACTTGGTCT GACAGTTACCAATGCTTAATCAGTGAGGCACCTATCTCAGCGATCTGTCTATTTC GTTCATCCATAGTTGCCTGACTCCCCGTCGTGTAGATAACTACGATACGGGAGG GCTTACCATCTGGCCCCAGTGCTGCAATGATACCGCGAGACCCACGCTCACCGG CTCCAGATTTATCAGCAATAAACCAGCCAGCCGGAAGGGCCGAGCGCAGAAGTG GTCCTGCAACTTTATCCGCCTCCATCCAGTCTATTAATTGTTGCCGGGAAGCTAG AGTAAGTAGTTCGCCAGTTAATAGTTTGCGCAACGTTGTTGCCATTGCTACAGGC ATCGTGGTGTCACGCTCGTCGTTTGGTATGGCTTCATTCAGCTCCGGTTCCCAAC GATCAAGGCGAGTTACATGATCCCCCATGTTGTGCAAAAAAGCGGTTAGCTCCTT CGGTCCTCCGATCGTTGTCAGAAGTAAGTTGGCCGCAGTGTTATCACTCATGGTT ATGGCAGCACTGCATAATTCTCTTACTGTCATGCCATCCGTAAGATGCTTTTCTGT GACTGGTGAGTACTCAACCAAGTCATTCTGAGAATAGTGTATGCGGCGACCGAG TTGCTCTTGCCCGGCGTCAATACGGGATAATACCGCGCCACATAGCAGAACTTTA AAAGTGCTCATCATTGGAAAACGTTCTTCGGGGCGAAAACTCTCAAGGATCTTAC CGCTGTTGAGATCCAGTTCGATGTAACCCACTCGTGCACCCAACTGATCTTCAGC ATCTTTTACTTTCACCAGCGTTTCTGGGTGAGCAAAAACAGGAAGGCAAAATGCC GCAAAAAAGGGAATAAGGGCGACACGGAAATGTTGAATACTCATACTCTTCCTTT TTCAATATTATTGAAGCATTTATCAGGGTTATTGTCTCATGAGCGGATACATATTT GAATGTATTTAGAAAAATAAACAAATAGGGGTTCCGCGCACATTTCCCCGAAAAG TGCCACCTGACGTCTAAGAAACCATTATTATCATGACATTAACCTATAAAAATAGG CGTATCACGAGGCCCTTTCGTC 68 HLAE cacttagcatctctggggccagtctgcaaagcgagggggcagccttaatgtgcctccagcctga trimer agtcctagaatgagcgcccggtgtcccaagctggggCGCGCACCCCAGATCGGAGGGCGCCGAT matrix GTACAGACAGCAAACTCACCCAGTCTAGTGCATGCCTTCTTAAACATCACGAGACTCTAAG (VMAPRTLFL AAAAGGAAACTGAAAACGGGAAAGTCCCTCTCTCTAACCTGGCACTGCGTCGCTG peptide) GCTTGGAGACAGGTGACGGTCCCTGCGGGCCTTGTCCTGATTGGCTGGGCACGCG inserted at TTTAATATAAGTGGAGGCGTCGCGCTGGCGGGCATTCCTGAAGCTGACAGCATTC the B2m GGGCCGAGATGTCTCGCTCCGTGGCCTTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTAGC locus GGCCTCGAAGCTGTTATGGCTCCGCGGACTTTATTCTTAGGTGGTGGCGGATCCG GTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCGGCTCCATCCAGCGTACGCCCAAAATTCAAGT CTACAGCCGACATCCTGCAGAGAACGGCAAATCTAATTTCCTGAACTGCTATGTAT CAGGCTTTCACCCTAGCGATATAGAAGTGGACCTGCTGAAAAACGGAGAGAGGA TAGAAAAGGTCGAACACAGCGACCTCTCCTTTTCCAAGGACTGGAGCTTTTATCTT CTGTATTATACTGAATTTACACCCACGGAAAAAGATGAGTATGCGTGCCGAGTAA ACCACGTCACGCTGTCACAGCCCAAAATAGTAAAATGGGATCGCGACATGGGTGG TGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCGGTAGTGGCGGCGGAGGAAGCGGTGGTGGCGGTT CCGGATCTCACTCCTTGAAGTATTTCCACACTTCCGTGTCCCGGCCCGGCCGCGGG GAGCCCCGCTTCATCTCTGTGGGCTACGTGGACGACACCCAGTTCGTGCGCTTCGA CAACGACGCCGCGAGTCCGAGGATGGTGCCGCGGGCGCCGTGGATGGAGCAGG AGGGGTCAGAGTATTGGGACCGGGAGACACGGAGCGCCAGGGACACCGCACAG ATTTTCCGAGTGAACCTGCGGACGCTGCGCGGCTACTACAATCAGAGCGAGGCCG GGTCTCACACCCTGCAGTGGATGCATGGCTGCGAGCTGGGGCCCGACAGGCGCTT CCTCCGCGGGTATGAACAGTTCGCCTACGACGGCAAGGATTATCTCACCCTGAAT GAGGACCTGCGCTCCTGGACCGCGGTGGACACGGCGGCTCAGATCTCCGAGCAA AAGTCAAATGATGCCTCTGAGGCGGAGCACCAGAGAGCCTACCTGGAAGACACA TGCGTGGAGTGGCTCCACAAATACCTGGAGAAGGGGAAGGAGACGCTGCTTCAC CTGGAGCCCCCAAAGACACACGTGACTCACCACCCCATCTCTGACCATGAGGCCAC CCTGAGGTGCTGGGCTCTGGGCTTCTACCCTGCGGAGATCACACTGACCTGGCAG CAGGATGGGGAGGGCCATACCCAGGACACGGAGCTCGTGGAGACCAGGCCTGCA GGGGATGGAACCTTCCAGAAGTGGGCAGCTGTGGTGGTGCCTTCTGGAGAGGAG CAGAGATACACGTGCCATGTGCAGCATGAGGGGCTACCCGAGCCCGTCACCCTGA GATGGAAGCCGGCTTCCCAGCCCACCATCCCCATCGTGGGCATCATTGCTGGCCTG GTTCTCCTTGGATCTGTGGTCTCTGGAGCTGTGGTTGCTGCTGTGATATGGAGGAA GAAGAGCTCAGGTGGAAAAGGAGGGAGCTACTATAAGGCTGAGTGGAGCGACA GTGCCCAGGGGTCTGAGTCTCACAGCTTGTAACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCAT CTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTG TCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCT ATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACA ATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGTCTCTTTCTGGCCTGGAGGC TATCCAGCGTGAGTCTCTCCTACCCTCCCGCTCTGGTCCTTCCTCTCCCGCTCTGCA CCCTCTGTGGCCCTCGCTGTGCTCTCTCGCTCCGTGACTTCCCTTCTCCAAGTTCTCC TTGGTGGCCCGCCGTGGGGCTAGTCCAGGGCTGGATCTCGGGGAAGCGGCGGG GTGGCCTGGGAGTGGGGAAGGGGGTGCGCACCCGGGACGCGCGCTACTTGCCCC TTTCGGCGGGGAGCAGGGGAGACCTTTGGCCTACGGCGACGGGAGGGTCGGGA CAAAGtttagggcgtcgataagcgtcagagcgccgaggttgggggagggtttctcttccgctc tttcgcggggcctctggctcccccagcgcagctggagtgggg 69 HLAE CGCGCACCCCAGATCGGAGGGCGCCGATGTACAGACAGCAAACTCACCCAGTCTA trimer GTGCATGCCTTCTTAAACATCACGAGACTCTAAGAAAAGGAAACTGAAAACGGGA matrix AAGTCCCTCTCTCTAACCTGGCACTGCGTCGCTGGCTTGGAGACAGGTGACGGTC (VMAPRTLFL CCTGCGGGCCTTGTCCTGATTGGCTGGGCACGCGTTTAATATAAGTGGAGGCGTC peptide) GCGCTGGCGGGCATTCCTGAAGCTGACAGCATTCGGGCCGAGATGTCTCGCTCCG TGGCCTTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTAGCGGCCTCGAAGCTGTTATGGCT CCGCGGACTTTATTCTTAGGTGGTGGCGGATCCGGTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTG GCGGCTCCATCCAGCGTACGCCCAAAATTCAAGTCTACAGCCGACATCCTGCAGA GAACGGCAAATCTAATTTCCTGAACTGCTATGTATCAGGCTTTCACCCTAGCGATA TAGAAGTGGACCTGCTGAAAAACGGAGAGAGGATAGAAAAGGTCGAACACAGC GACCTCTCCTTTTCCAAGGACTGGAGCTTTTATCTTCTGTATTATACTGAATTTACA CCCACGGAAAAAGATGAGTATGCGTGCCGAGTAAACCACGTCACGCTGTCACAGC CCAAAATAGTAAAATGGGATCGCGACATGGGTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCG GTAGTGGCGGCGGAGGAAGCGGTGGTGGCGGTTCCGGATCTCACTCCTTGAAGT ATTTCCACACTTCCGTGTCCCGGCCCGGCCGCGGGGAGCCCCGCTTCATCTCTGTG GGCTACGTGGACGACACCCAGTTCGTGCGCTTCGACAACGACGCCGCGAGTCCGA GGATGGTGCCGCGGGCGCCGTGGATGGAGCAGGAGGGGTCAGAGTATTGGGAC CGGGAGACACGGAGCGCCAGGGACACCGCACAGATTTTCCGAGTGAACCTGCGG ACGCTGCGCGGCTACTACAATCAGAGCGAGGCCGGGTCTCACACCCTGCAGTGGA TGCATGGCTGCGAGCTGGGGCCCGACAGGCGCTTCCTCCGCGGGTATGAACAGTT CGCCTACGACGGCAAGGATTATCTCACCCTGAATGAGGACCTGCGCTCCTGGACC GCGGTGGACACGGCGGCTCAGATCTCCGAGCAAAAGTCAAATGATGCCTCTGAG GCGGAGCACCAGAGAGCCTACCTGGAAGACACATGCGTGGAGTGGCTCCACAAA TACCTGGAGAAGGGGAAGGAGACGCTGCTTCACCTGGAGCCCCCAAAGACACAC GTGACTCACCACCCCATCTCTGACCATGAGGCCACCCTGAGGTGCTGGGCTCTGG GCTTCTACCCTGCGGAGATCACACTGACCTGGCAGCAGGATGGGGAGGGCCATAC CCAGGACACGGAGCTCGTGGAGACCAGGCCTGCAGGGGATGGAACCTTCCAGAA GTGGGCAGCTGTGGTGGTGCCTTCTGGAGAGGAGCAGAGATACACGTGCCATGT GCAGCATGAGGGGCTACCCGAGCCCGTCACCCTGAGATGGAAGCCGGCTTCCCA GCCCACCATCCCCATCGTGGGCATCATTGCTGGCCTGGTTCTCCTTGGATCTGTGG TCTCTGGAGCTGTGGTTGCTGCTGTGATATGGAGGAAGAAGAGCTCAGGTGGAA AAGGAGGGAGCTACTATAAGGCTGAGTGGAGCGACAGTGCCCAGGGGTCTGAGT CTCACAGCTTGTAACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCC CGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGA GGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTG GGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGA TGCGGTGGGCTCTATGTCTCTTTCTGGCCTGGAGGCTATCCAGCGTGAGTCTCTCC TACCCTCCCGCTCTGGTCCTTCCTCTCCCGCTCTGCACCCTCTGTGGCCCTCGCTGT GCTCTCTCGCTCCGTGACTTCCCTTCTCCAAGTTCTCCTTGGTGGCCCGCCGTGGGG CTAGTCCAGGGCTGGATCTCGGGGAAGCGGCGGGGTGGCCTGGGAGTGGGGAA GGGGGTGCGCACCCGGGACGCGCGCTACTTGCCCCTTTCGGCGGGGAGCAGGGG AGACCTTTGGCCTACGGCGACGGGAGGGTCGGGACAAAG 70 HLAE cacttagcatctctggggccagtctgcaaagcgagggggcagccttaatgtgcctccagcctga trimer agtcctagaatgagcgcccggtgtcccaagctggggCGCGCACCCCAGATCGGAGGGCGCCGAT matrix GTACAGACAGCAAACTCACCCAGTCTAGTGCATGCCTTCTTAAACATCACGAGACTCTAAG (VMAPRTLIL AAAAGGAAACTGAAAACGGGAAAGTCCCTCTCTCTAACCTGGCACTGCGTCGCTG peptide) GCTTGGAGACAGGTGACGGTCCCTGCGGGCCTTGTCCTGATTGGCTGGGCACGCG inserted at TTTAATATAAGTGGAGGCGTCGCGCTGGCGGGCATTCCTGAAGCTGACAGCATTC the B2m GGGCCGAGATGTCTCGCTCCGTGGCCTTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTAGC locus GGCCTCGAAGCTGTTATGGCTCCGCGGACTTTAATTTTAGGTGGTGGCGGATCCG GTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCGGCTCCATCCAGCGTACGCCCAAAATTCAAGT CTACAGCCGACATCCTGCAGAGAACGGCAAATCTAATTTCCTGAACTGCTATGTAT CAGGCTTTCACCCTAGCGATATAGAAGTGGACCTGCTGAAAAACGGAGAGAGGA TAGAAAAGGTCGAACACAGCGACCTCTCCTTTTCCAAGGACTGGAGCTTTTATCTT CTGTATTATACTGAATTTACACCCACGGAAAAAGATGAGTATGCGTGCCGAGTAA ACCACGTCACGCTGTCACAGCCCAAAATAGTAAAATGGGATCGCGACATGGGTGG TGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCGGTAGTGGCGGCGGAGGAAGCGGTGGTGGCGGTT CCGGATCTCACTCCTTGAAGTATTTCCACACTTCCGTGTCCCGGCCCGGCCGCGGG GAGCCCCGCTTCATCTCTGTGGGCTACGTGGACGACACCCAGTTCGTGCGCTTCGA CAACGACGCCGCGAGTCCGAGGATGGTGCCGCGGGCGCCGTGGATGGAGCAGG AGGGGTCAGAGTATTGGGACCGGGAGACACGGAGCGCCAGGGACACCGCACAG ATTTTCCGAGTGAACCTGCGGACGCTGCGCGGCTACTACAATCAGAGCGAGGCCG GGTCTCACACCCTGCAGTGGATGCATGGCTGCGAGCTGGGGCCCGACAGGCGCTT CCTCCGCGGGTATGAACAGTTCGCCTACGACGGCAAGGATTATCTCACCCTGAAT GAGGACCTGCGCTCCTGGACCGCGGTGGACACGGCGGCTCAGATCTCCGAGCAA AAGTCAAATGATGCCTCTGAGGCGGAGCACCAGAGAGCCTACCTGGAAGACACA TGCGTGGAGTGGCTCCACAAATACCTGGAGAAGGGGAAGGAGACGCTGCTTCAC CTGGAGCCCCCAAAGACACACGTGACTCACCACCCCATCTCTGACCATGAGGCCAC CCTGAGGTGCTGGGCTCTGGGCTTCTACCCTGCGGAGATCACACTGACCTGGCAG CAGGATGGGGAGGGCCATACCCAGGACACGGAGCTCGTGGAGACCAGGCCTGCA GGGGATGGAACCTTCCAGAAGTGGGCAGCTGTGGTGGTGCCTTCTGGAGAGGAG CAGAGATACACGTGCCATGTGCAGCATGAGGGGCTACCCGAGCCCGTCACCCTGA GATGGAAGCCGGCTTCCCAGCCCACCATCCCCATCGTGGGCATCATTGCTGGCCTG GTTCTCCTTGGATCTGTGGTCTCTGGAGCTGTGGTTGCTGCTGTGATATGGAGGAA GAAGAGCTCAGGTGGAAAAGGAGGGAGCTACTATAAGGCTGAGTGGAGCGACA GTGCCCAGGGGTCTGAGTCTCACAGCTTGTAACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCAT CTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTG TCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCT ATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACA ATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGTCTCTTTCTGGCCTGGAGGC TATCCAGCGTGAGTCTCTCCTACCCTCCCGCTCTGGTCCTTCCTCTCCCGCTCTGCA CCCTCTGTGGCCCTCGCTGTGCTCTCTCGCTCCGTGACTTCCCTTCTCCAAGTTCTCC TTGGTGGCCCGCCGTGGGGCTAGTCCAGGGCTGGATCTCGGGGAAGCGGCGGG GTGGCCTGGGAGTGGGGAAGGGGGTGCGCACCCGGGACGCGCGCTACTTGCCCC TTTCGGCGGGGAGCAGGGGAGACCTTTGGCCTACGGCGACGGGAGGGTCGGGA CAAAGtttagggcgtcgataagcgtcagagcgccgaggttgggggagggtttctcttccgctc tttcgcggggcctctggctcccccagcgcagctggagtgggg 71 HLAE CGCGCACCCCAGATCGGAGGGCGCCGATGTACAGACAGCAAACTCACCCAGTCTA trimer GTGCATGCCTTCTTAAACATCACGAGACTCTAAGAAAAGGAAACTGAAAACGGGA matrix AAGTCCCTCTCTCTAACCTGGCACTGCGTCGCTGGCTTGGAGACAGGTGACGGTC (VMAPRTLIL CCTGCGGGCCTTGTCCTGATTGGCTGGGCACGCGTTTAATATAAGTGGAGGCGTC peptide) GCGCTGGCGGGCATTCCTGAAGCTGACAGCATTCGGGCCGAGATGTCTCGCTCCG TGGCCTTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTAGCGGCCTCGAAGCTGTTATGGCT CCGCGGACTTTAATTTTAGGTGGTGGCGGATCCGGTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTG GCGGCTCCATCCAGCGTACGCCCAAAATTCAAGTCTACAGCCGACATCCTGCAGA GAACGGCAAATCTAATTTCCTGAACTGCTATGTATCAGGCTTTCACCCTAGCGATA TAGAAGTGGACCTGCTGAAAAACGGAGAGAGGATAGAAAAGGTCGAACACAGC GACCTCTCCTTTTCCAAGGACTGGAGCTTTTATCTTCTGTATTATACTGAATTTACA CCCACGGAAAAAGATGAGTATGCGTGCCGAGTAAACCACGTCACGCTGTCACAGC CCAAAATAGTAAAATGGGATCGCGACATGGGTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCG GTAGTGGCGGCGGAGGAAGCGGTGGTGGCGGTTCCGGATCTCACTCCTTGAAGT ATTTCCACACTTCCGTGTCCCGGCCCGGCCGCGGGGAGCCCCGCTTCATCTCTGTG GGCTACGTGGACGACACCCAGTTCGTGCGCTTCGACAACGACGCCGCGAGTCCGA GGATGGTGCCGCGGGCGCCGTGGATGGAGCAGGAGGGGTCAGAGTATTGGGAC CGGGAGACACGGAGCGCCAGGGACACCGCACAGATTTTCCGAGTGAACCTGCGG ACGCTGCGCGGCTACTACAATCAGAGCGAGGCCGGGTCTCACACCCTGCAGTGGA TGCATGGCTGCGAGCTGGGGCCCGACAGGCGCTTCCTCCGCGGGTATGAACAGTT CGCCTACGACGGCAAGGATTATCTCACCCTGAATGAGGACCTGCGCTCCTGGACC GCGGTGGACACGGCGGCTCAGATCTCCGAGCAAAAGTCAAATGATGCCTCTGAG GCGGAGCACCAGAGAGCCTACCTGGAAGACACATGCGTGGAGTGGCTCCACAAA TACCTGGAGAAGGGGAAGGAGACGCTGCTTCACCTGGAGCCCCCAAAGACACAC GTGACTCACCACCCCATCTCTGACCATGAGGCCACCCTGAGGTGCTGGGCTCTGG GCTTCTACCCTGCGGAGATCACACTGACCTGGCAGCAGGATGGGGAGGGCCATAC CCAGGACACGGAGCTCGTGGAGACCAGGCCTGCAGGGGATGGAACCTTCCAGAA GTGGGCAGCTGTGGTGGTGCCTTCTGGAGAGGAGCAGAGATACACGTGCCATGT GCAGCATGAGGGGCTACCCGAGCCCGTCACCCTGAGATGGAAGCCGGCTTCCCA GCCCACCATCCCCATCGTGGGCATCATTGCTGGCCTGGTTCTCCTTGGATCTGTGG TCTCTGGAGCTGTGGTTGCTGCTGTGATATGGAGGAAGAAGAGCTCAGGTGGAA AAGGAGGGAGCTACTATAAGGCTGAGTGGAGCGACAGTGCCCAGGGGTCTGAGT CTCACAGCTTGTAACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCC CGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGA GGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTG GGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGA TGCGGTGGGCTCTATGTCTCTTTCTGGCCTGGAGGCTATCCAGCGTGAGTCTCTCC TACCCTCCCGCTCTGGTCCTTCCTCTCCCGCTCTGCACCCTCTGTGGCCCTCGCTGT GCTCTCTCGCTCCGTGACTTCCCTTCTCCAAGTTCTCCTTGGTGGCCCGCCGTGGGG CTAGTCCAGGGCTGGATCTCGGGGAAGCGGCGGGGTGGCCTGGGAGTGGGGAA GGGGGTGCGCACCCGGGACGCGCGCTACTTGCCCCTTTCGGCGGGGAGCAGGGG AGACCTTTGGCCTACGGCGACGGGAGGGTCGGGACAAAG 72 UL18Trimer cacttagcatctctggggccagtctgcaaagcgagggggcagccttaatgtgcctccagcctga matrix_ agtcctagaatgagcgcccggtgtcccaagctggggCGCGCACCCCAGATCGGAGGGCGCCGAT Actine GTACAGACAGCAAACTCACCCAGTCTAGTGCATGCCTTCTTAAACATCACGAGACTCTAAG peptide AAAAGGAAACTGAAAACGGGAAAGTCCCTCTCTCTAACCTGGCACTGCGTCGCTG inserted at GCTTGGAGACAGGTGACGGTCCCTGCGGGCCTTGTCCTGATTGGCTGGGCACGCG the B2m TTTAATATAAGTGGAGGCGTCGCGCTGGCGGGCATTCCTGAAGCTGACAGCATTC locus GGGCCGAGATGTCTCGCTCCGTGGCCTTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTAGC GGCCTCGAAGCTGCCCTGCCCCACGCCATTTTGCGGCTCGGTGGTGGCGGATCCG GTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCGGCTCCATCCAGCGTACGCCCAAAATTCAAGT CTACAGCCGACATCCTGCAGAGAACGGCAAATCTAATTTCCTGAACTGCTATGTAT CAGGCTTTCACCCTAGCGATATAGAAGTGGACCTGCTGAAAAACGGAGAGAGGA TAGAAAAGGTCGAACACAGCGACCTCTCCTTTTCCAAGGACTGGAGCTTTTATCTT CTGTATTATACTGAATTTACACCCACGGAAAAAGATGAGTATGCGTGCCGAGTAA ACCACGTCACGCTGTCACAGCCCAAAATAGTAAAATGGGATCGCGACATGGGTGG TGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCGGTAGTGGCGGCGGAGGAAGCGGTGGTGGCGGTT CCGGATCTATGCACGTGCTGAGATACGGATATACCGGCATCTTCGACGATACATCC CATATGACTCTGACCGTGGTCGGGATTTTTGACGGACAGCACTTCTTTACATACCA TGTGAACAGCTCCGATAAGGCTTCTAGTCGAGCAAATGGCACCATCTCATGGATG GCCAACGTGAGCGCAGCCTACCCCACATATCTGGACGGAGAACGCGCTAAAGGC GATCTGATCTTCAATCAGACCGAGCAGAACCTGCTGGAGCTGGAAATTGCTCTGG GGTACAGGTCTCAGAGTGTCCTGACATGGACTCACGAATGTAATACCACAGAGAA CGGGAGCTTCGTGGCAGGATATGAGGGCTTTGGGTGGGACGGAGAAACACTGAT GGAGCTGAAGGATAATCTGACTCTGTGGACCGGCCCTAACTACGAAATCAGCTGG CTGAAGCAGAACAAGACTTACATCGACGGAAAGATCAAAAACATCAGCGAGGGC GATACTACCATCCAGCGCAATTACCTGAAGGGCAACTGCACCCAGTGGAGCGTGA TCTACTCTGGGTTCCAGACACCTGTCACTCACCCAGTGGTCAAAGGGGGAGTGCG AAACCAGAATGACAACCGGGCCGAGGCCTTCTGTACATCCTACGGCTTCTTTCCCG GGGAGATCAATATTACTTTTATCCATTACGGCAACAAGGCCCCCGACGATTCTGAG CCTCAGTGCAATCCCCTGCTGCCTACCTTCGATGGCACATTTCACCAGGGGTGCTA CGTCGCTATCTTCTGCAATCAGAACTATACTTGCCGGGTGACCCATGGGAACTGGA CTGTGGAAATCCCAATTTCAGTCACCAGCCCCGACGATTCAAGCTCCGGAGAGGT GCCAGATCACCCCACCGCAAATAAGAGATACAACACCATGACAATCTCTAGTGTG CTGCTGGCCCTGCTGCTGTGCGCACTGCTGTTCGCTTTTCTGCATTACTTCACAACT CTGAAGCAGTATCTGCGGAACCTGGCATTTGCCTGGCGGTACAGAAAAGTGAGAT CAAGCTGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCC TTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAA TTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCA GGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGG TGGGCTCTATGTCTCTTTCTGGCCTGGAGGCTATCCAGCGTGAGTCTCTCCTACCCT CCCGCTCTGGTCCTTCCTCTCCCGCTCTGCACCCTCTGTGGCCCTCGCTGTGCTCTCT CGCTCCGTGACTTCCCTTCTCCAAGTTCTCCTTGGTGGCCCGCCGTGGGGCTAGTC CAGGGCTGGATCTCGGGGAAGCGGCGGGGTGGCCTGGGAGTGGGGAAGGGGG TGCGCACCCGGGACGCGCGCTACTTGCCCCTTTCGGCGGGGAGCAGGGGAGACC TTTGGCCTACGGCGACGGGAGGGTCGGGACAAAGtttagggcgtcgataagcgtcagagc gccgaggttgggggagggtttctcttccgctctttcgcggggcctctggctcccccagcgcag ctggagtgggg 73 UL18Trimer CGCGCACCCCAGATCGGAGGGCGCCGATGTACAGACAGCAAACTCACCCAGTCTA matrix_ GTGCATGCCTTCTTAAACATCACGAGACTCTAAGAAAAGGAAACTGAAAACGGGA Actine AAGTCCCTCTCTCTAACCTGGCACTGCGTCGCTGGCTTGGAGACAGGTGACGGTC peptide CCTGCGGGCCTTGTCCTGATTGGCTGGGCACGCGTTTAATATAAGTGGAGGCGTC GCGCTGGCGGGCATTCCTGAAGCTGACAGCATTCGGGCCGAGATGTCTCGCTCCG TGGCCTTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTAGCGGCCTCGAAGCTGCCCTGCCC CACGCCATTTTGCGGCTCGGTGGTGGCGGATCCGGTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTG GCGGCTCCATCCAGCGTACGCCCAAAATTCAAGTCTACAGCCGACATCCTGCAGA GAACGGCAAATCTAATTTCCTGAACTGCTATGTATCAGGCTTTCACCCTAGCGATA TAGAAGTGGACCTGCTGAAAAACGGAGAGAGGATAGAAAAGGTCGAACACAGC GACCTCTCCTTTTCCAAGGACTGGAGCTTTTATCTTCTGTATTATACTGAATTTACA CCCACGGAAAAAGATGAGTATGCGTGCCGAGTAAACCACGTCACGCTGTCACAGC CCAAAATAGTAAAATGGGATCGCGACATGGGTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCG GTAGTGGCGGCGGAGGAAGCGGTGGTGGCGGTTCCGGATCTATGCACGTGCTGA GATACGGATATACCGGCATCTTCGACGATACATCCCATATGACTCTGACCGTGGTC GGGATTTTTGACGGACAGCACTTCTTTACATACCATGTGAACAGCTCCGATAAGGC TTCTAGTCGAGCAAATGGCACCATCTCATGGATGGCCAACGTGAGCGCAGCCTAC CCCACATATCTGGACGGAGAACGCGCTAAAGGCGATCTGATCTTCAATCAGACCG AGCAGAACCTGCTGGAGCTGGAAATTGCTCTGGGGTACAGGTCTCAGAGTGTCCT GACATGGACTCACGAATGTAATACCACAGAGAACGGGAGCTTCGTGGCAGGATA TGAGGGCTTTGGGTGGGACGGAGAAACACTGATGGAGCTGAAGGATAATCTGAC TCTGTGGACCGGCCCTAACTACGAAATCAGCTGGCTGAAGCAGAACAAGACTTAC ATCGACGGAAAGATCAAAAACATCAGCGAGGGCGATACTACCATCCAGCGCAATT ACCTGAAGGGCAACTGCACCCAGTGGAGCGTGATCTACTCTGGGTTCCAGACACC TGTCACTCACCCAGTGGTCAAAGGGGGAGTGCGAAACCAGAATGACAACCGGGC CGAGGCCTTCTGTACATCCTACGGCTTCTTTCCCGGGGAGATCAATATTACTTTTAT CCATTACGGCAACAAGGCCCCCGACGATTCTGAGCCTCAGTGCAATCCCCTGCTGC CTACCTTCGATGGCACATTTCACCAGGGGTGCTACGTCGCTATCTTCTGCAATCAG AACTATACTTGCCGGGTGACCCATGGGAACTGGACTGTGGAAATCCCAATTTCAG TCACCAGCCCCGACGATTCAAGCTCCGGAGAGGTGCCAGATCACCCCACCGCAAA TAAGAGATACAACACCATGACAATCTCTAGTGTGCTGCTGGCCCTGCTGCTGTGCG CACTGCTGTTCGCTTTTCTGCATTACTTCACAACTCTGAAGCAGTATCTGCGGAACC TGGCATTTGCCTGGCGGTACAGAAAAGTGAGATCAAGCTGACTGTGCCTTCTAGT TGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCC ACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAG GTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATT GGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGTCTCTTTCTGG CCTGGAGGCTATCCAGCGTGAGTCTCTCCTACCCTCCCGCTCTGGTCCTTCCTCTCC CGCTCTGCACCCTCTGTGGCCCTCGCTGTGCTCTCTCGCTCCGTGACTTCCCTTCTC CAAGTTCTCCTTGGTGGCCCGCCGTGGGGCTAGTCCAGGGCTGGATCTCGGGGAA GCGGCGGGGTGGCCTGGGAGTGGGGAAGGGGGTGCGCACCCGGGACGCGCGCT ACTTGCCCCTTTCGGCGGGGAGCAGGGGAGACCTTTGGCCTACGGCGACGGGAG GGTCGGGACAAAG 74 UL18Trimer cacttagcatctctggggccagtctgcaaagcgagggggcagccttaatgtgcctccagcctga matrix_ agtcctagaatgagcgcccggtgtcccaagctggggCGCGCACCCCAGATCGGAGGGCGCCGAT HLACw GTACAGACAGCAAACTCACCCAGTCTAGTGCATGCCTTCTTAAACATCACGAGACTCTAAG peptide AAAAGGAAACTGAAAACGGGAAAGTCCCTCTCTCTAACCTGGCACTGCGTCGCTG inserted at GCTTGGAGACAGGTGACGGTCCCTGCGGGCCTTGTCCTGATTGGCTGGGCACGCG the B2m TTTAATATAAGTGGAGGCGTCGCGCTGGCGGGCATTCCTGAAGCTGACAGCATTC locus GGGCCGAGATGTCTCGCTCCGTGGCCTTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTAGC GGCCTCGAAGCTGTTATGGCTCCGCGGACTTTAATTTTAGGTGGTGGCGGATCCG GTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCGGCTCCATCCAGCGTACGCCCAAAATTCAAGT CTACAGCCGACATCCTGCAGAGAACGGCAAATCTAATTTCCTGAACTGCTATGTAT CAGGCTTTCACCCTAGCGATATAGAAGTGGACCTGCTGAAAAACGGAGAGAGGA TAGAAAAGGTCGAACACAGCGACCTCTCCTTTTCCAAGGACTGGAGCTTTTATCTT CTGTATTATACTGAATTTACACCCACGGAAAAAGATGAGTATGCGTGCCGAGTAA ACCACGTCACGCTGTCACAGCCCAAAATAGTAAAATGGGATCGCGACATGGGTGG TGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCGGTAGTGGCGGCGGAGGAAGCGGTGGTGGCGGTT CCGGATCTATGCACGTGCTGAGATACGGATATACCGGCATCTTCGACGATACATCC CATATGACTCTGACCGTGGTCGGGATTTTTGACGGACAGCACTTCTTTACATACCA TGTGAACAGCTCCGATAAGGCTTCTAGTCGAGCAAATGGCACCATCTCATGGATG GCCAACGTGAGCGCAGCCTACCCCACATATCTGGACGGAGAACGCGCTAAAGGC GATCTGATCTTCAATCAGACCGAGCAGAACCTGCTGGAGCTGGAAATTGCTCTGG GGTACAGGTCTCAGAGTGTCCTGACATGGACTCACGAATGTAATACCACAGAGAA CGGGAGCTTCGTGGCAGGATATGAGGGCTTTGGGTGGGACGGAGAAACACTGAT GGAGCTGAAGGATAATCTGACTCTGTGGACCGGCCCTAACTACGAAATCAGCTGG CTGAAGCAGAACAAGACTTACATCGACGGAAAGATCAAAAACATCAGCGAGGGC GATACTACCATCCAGCGCAATTACCTGAAGGGCAACTGCACCCAGTGGAGCGTGA TCTACTCTGGGTTCCAGACACCTGTCACTCACCCAGTGGTCAAAGGGGGAGTGCG AAACCAGAATGACAACCGGGCCGAGGCCTTCTGTACATCCTACGGCTTCTTTCCCG GGGAGATCAATATTACTTTTATCCATTACGGCAACAAGGCCCCCGACGATTCTGAG CCTCAGTGCAATCCCCTGCTGCCTACCTTCGATGGCACATTTCACCAGGGGTGCTA CGTCGCTATCTTCTGCAATCAGAACTATACTTGCCGGGTGACCCATGGGAACTGGA CTGTGGAAATCCCAATTTCAGTCACCAGCCCCGACGATTCAAGCTCCGGAGAGGT GCCAGATCACCCCACCGCAAATAAGAGATACAACACCATGACAATCTCTAGTGTG CTGCTGGCCCTGCTGCTGTGCGCACTGCTGTTCGCTTTTCTGCATTACTTCACAACT CTGAAGCAGTATCTGCGGAACCTGGCATTTGCCTGGCGGTACAGAAAAGTGAGAT CAAGCTGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCC TTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAA TTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCA GGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGG TGGGCTCTATGTCTCTTTCTGGCCTGGAGGCTATCCAGCGTGAGTCTCTCCTACCCT CCCGCTCTGGTCCTTCCTCTCCCGCTCTGCACCCTCTGTGGCCCTCGCTGTGCTCTCT CGCTCCGTGACTTCCCTTCTCCAAGTTCTCCTTGGTGGCCCGCCGTGGGGCTAGTC CAGGGCTGGATCTCGGGGAAGCGGCGGGGTGGCCTGGGAGTGGGGAAGGGGG TGCGCACCCGGGACGCGCGCTACTTGCCCCTTTCGGCGGGGAGCAGGGGAGACC TTTGGCCTACGGCGACGGGAGGGTCGGGACAAAGtttagggcgtcgataagcgtcagagc gccgaggttgggggagggtttctcttccgctctttcgcggggcctctggctcccccagcgcag ctggagtgggg 75 UL18Trimer CGCGCACCCCAGATCGGAGGGCGCCGATGTACAGACAGCAAACTCACCCAGTCTA matrix_ GTGCATGCCTTCTTAAACATCACGAGACTCTAAGAAAAGGAAACTGAAAACGGGA HLACw AAGTCCCTCTCTCTAACCTGGCACTGCGTCGCTGGCTTGGAGACAGGTGACGGTC peptide CCTGCGGGCCTTGTCCTGATTGGCTGGGCACGCGTTTAATATAAGTGGAGGCGTC GCGCTGGCGGGCATTCCTGAAGCTGACAGCATTCGGGCCGAGATGTCTCGCTCCG TGGCCTTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTAGCGGCCTCGAAGCTGTTATGGCT CCGCGGACTTTAATTTTAGGTGGTGGCGGATCCGGTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTG GCGGCTCCATCCAGCGTACGCCCAAAATTCAAGTCTACAGCCGACATCCTGCAGA GAACGGCAAATCTAATTTCCTGAACTGCTATGTATCAGGCTTTCACCCTAGCGATA TAGAAGTGGACCTGCTGAAAAACGGAGAGAGGATAGAAAAGGTCGAACACAGC GACCTCTCCTTTTCCAAGGACTGGAGCTTTTATCTTCTGTATTATACTGAATTTACA CCCACGGAAAAAGATGAGTATGCGTGCCGAGTAAACCACGTCACGCTGTCACAGC CCAAAATAGTAAAATGGGATCGCGACATGGGTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCG GTAGTGGCGGCGGAGGAAGCGGTGGTGGCGGTTCCGGATCTATGCACGTGCTGA GATACGGATATACCGGCATCTTCGACGATACATCCCATATGACTCTGACCGTGGTC GGGATTTTTGACGGACAGCACTTCTTTACATACCATGTGAACAGCTCCGATAAGGC TTCTAGTCGAGCAAATGGCACCATCTCATGGATGGCCAACGTGAGCGCAGCCTAC CCCACATATCTGGACGGAGAACGCGCTAAAGGCGATCTGATCTTCAATCAGACCG AGCAGAACCTGCTGGAGCTGGAAATTGCTCTGGGGTACAGGTCTCAGAGTGTCCT GACATGGACTCACGAATGTAATACCACAGAGAACGGGAGCTTCGTGGCAGGATA TGAGGGCTTTGGGTGGGACGGAGAAACACTGATGGAGCTGAAGGATAATCTGAC TCTGTGGACCGGCCCTAACTACGAAATCAGCTGGCTGAAGCAGAACAAGACTTAC ATCGACGGAAAGATCAAAAACATCAGCGAGGGCGATACTACCATCCAGCGCAATT ACCTGAAGGGCAACTGCACCCAGTGGAGCGTGATCTACTCTGGGTTCCAGACACC TGTCACTCACCCAGTGGTCAAAGGGGGAGTGCGAAACCAGAATGACAACCGGGC CGAGGCCTTCTGTACATCCTACGGCTTCTTTCCCGGGGAGATCAATATTACTTTTAT CCATTACGGCAACAAGGCCCCCGACGATTCTGAGCCTCAGTGCAATCCCCTGCTGC CTACCTTCGATGGCACATTTCACCAGGGGTGCTACGTCGCTATCTTCTGCAATCAG AACTATACTTGCCGGGTGACCCATGGGAACTGGACTGTGGAAATCCCAATTTCAG TCACCAGCCCCGACGATTCAAGCTCCGGAGAGGTGCCAGATCACCCCACCGCAAA TAAGAGATACAACACCATGACAATCTCTAGTGTGCTGCTGGCCCTGCTGCTGTGCG CACTGCTGTTCGCTTTTCTGCATTACTTCACAACTCTGAAGCAGTATCTGCGGAACC TGGCATTTGCCTGGCGGTACAGAAAAGTGAGATCAAGCTGACTGTGCCTTCTAGT TGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCC ACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAG GTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATT GGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGTCTCTTTCTGG CCTGGAGGCTATCCAGCGTGAGTCTCTCCTACCCTCCCGCTCTGGTCCTTCCTCTCC CGCTCTGCACCCTCTGTGGCCCTCGCTGTGCTCTCTCGCTCCGTGACTTCCCTTCTC CAAGTTCTCCTTGGTGGCCCGCCGTGGGGCTAGTCCAGGGCTGGATCTCGGGGAA GCGGCGGGGTGGCCTGGGAGTGGGGAAGGGGGTGCGCACCCGGGACGCGCGCT ACTTGCCCCTTTCGGCGGGGAGCAGGGGAGACCTTTGGCCTACGGCGACGGGAG GGTCGGGACAAAG 76 UL18Trimer cacttagcatctctggggccagtctgcaaagcgagggggcagccttaatgtgcctccagcctga matrix_ agtcctagaatgagcgcccggtgtcccaagctggggCGCGCACCCCAGATCGGAGGGCGCCGAT HLAG GTACAGACAGCAAACTCACCCAGTCTAGTGCATGCCTTCTTAAACATCACGAGACTCTAAG peptide AAAAGGAAACTGAAAACGGGAAAGTCCCTCTCTCTAACCTGGCACTGCGTCGCTG inserted at GCTTGGAGACAGGTGACGGTCCCTGCGGGCCTTGTCCTGATTGGCTGGGCACGCG the B2m TTTAATATAAGTGGAGGCGTCGCGCTGGCGGGCATTCCTGAAGCTGACAGCATTC locus GGGCCGAGATGTCTCGCTCCGTGGCCTTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTAGC GGCCTCGAAGCTGTTATGGCTCCGCGGACTTTATTCTTAGGTGGTGGCGGATCCG GTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCGGCTCCATCCAGCGTACGCCCAAAATTCAAGT CTACAGCCGACATCCTGCAGAGAACGGCAAATCTAATTTCCTGAACTGCTATGTAT CAGGCTTTCACCCTAGCGATATAGAAGTGGACCTGCTGAAAAACGGAGAGAGGA TAGAAAAGGTCGAACACAGCGACCTCTCCTTTTCCAAGGACTGGAGCTTTTATCTT CTGTATTATACTGAATTTACACCCACGGAAAAAGATGAGTATGCGTGCCGAGTAA ACCACGTCACGCTGTCACAGCCCAAAATAGTAAAATGGGATCGCGACATGGGTGG TGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCGGTAGTGGCGGCGGAGGAAGCGGTGGTGGCGGTT CCGGATCTATGCACGTGCTGAGATACGGATATACCGGCATCTTCGACGATACATCC CATATGACTCTGACCGTGGTCGGGATTTTTGACGGACAGCACTTCTTTACATACCA TGTGAACAGCTCCGATAAGGCTTCTAGTCGAGCAAATGGCACCATCTCATGGATG GCCAACGTGAGCGCAGCCTACCCCACATATCTGGACGGAGAACGCGCTAAAGGC GATCTGATCTTCAATCAGACCGAGCAGAACCTGCTGGAGCTGGAAATTGCTCTGG GGTACAGGTCTCAGAGTGTCCTGACATGGACTCACGAATGTAATACCACAGAGAA CGGGAGCTTCGTGGCAGGATATGAGGGCTTTGGGTGGGACGGAGAAACACTGAT GGAGCTGAAGGATAATCTGACTCTGTGGACCGGCCCTAACTACGAAATCAGCTGG CTGAAGCAGAACAAGACTTACATCGACGGAAAGATCAAAAACATCAGCGAGGGC GATACTACCATCCAGCGCAATTACCTGAAGGGCAACTGCACCCAGTGGAGCGTGA TCTACTCTGGGTTCCAGACACCTGTCACTCACCCAGTGGTCAAAGGGGGAGTGCG AAACCAGAATGACAACCGGGCCGAGGCCTTCTGTACATCCTACGGCTTCTTTCCCG GGGAGATCAATATTACTTTTATCCATTACGGCAACAAGGCCCCCGACGATTCTGAG CCTCAGTGCAATCCCCTGCTGCCTACCTTCGATGGCACATTTCACCAGGGGTGCTA CGTCGCTATCTTCTGCAATCAGAACTATACTTGCCGGGTGACCCATGGGAACTGGA CTGTGGAAATCCCAATTTCAGTCACCAGCCCCGACGATTCAAGCTCCGGAGAGGT GCCAGATCACCCCACCGCAAATAAGAGATACAACACCATGACAATCTCTAGTGTG CTGCTGGCCCTGCTGCTGTGCGCACTGCTGTTCGCTTTTCTGCATTACTTCACAACT CTGAAGCAGTATCTGCGGAACCTGGCATTTGCCTGGCGGTACAGAAAAGTGAGAT CAAGCTGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCC TTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAA TTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCA GGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGG TGGGCTCTATGTCTCTTTCTGGCCTGGAGGCTATCCAGCGTGAGTCTCTCCTACCCT CCCGCTCTGGTCCTTCCTCTCCCGCTCTGCACCCTCTGTGGCCCTCGCTGTGCTCTCT CGCTCCGTGACTTCCCTTCTCCAAGTTCTCCTTGGTGGCCCGCCGTGGGGCTAGTC CAGGGCTGGATCTCGGGGAAGCGGCGGGGTGGCCTGGGAGTGGGGAAGGGGG TGCGCACCCGGGACGCGCGCTACTTGCCCCTTTCGGCGGGGAGCAGGGGAGACC TTTGGCCTACGGCGACGGGAGGGTCGGGACAAAGtttagggcgtcgataagcgtcagagc gccgaggttgggggagggtttctcttccgctctttcgcggggcctctggctcccccagcgcag ctggagtgggg 77 UL18Trimer CGCGCACCCCAGATCGGAGGGCGCCGATGTACAGACAGCAAACTCACCCAGTCTA matrix_ GTGCATGCCTTCTTAAACATCACGAGACTCTAAGAAAAGGAAACTGAAAACGGGA HLAG AAGTCCCTCTCTCTAACCTGGCACTGCGTCGCTGGCTTGGAGACAGGTGACGGTC peptide CCTGCGGGCCTTGTCCTGATTGGCTGGGCACGCGTTTAATATAAGTGGAGGCGTC GCGCTGGCGGGCATTCCTGAAGCTGACAGCATTCGGGCCGAGATGTCTCGCTCCG TGGCCTTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTAGCGGCCTCGAAGCTGTTATGGCT CCGCGGACTTTATTCTTAGGTGGTGGCGGATCCGGTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTG GCGGCTCCATCCAGCGTACGCCCAAAATTCAAGTCTACAGCCGACATCCTGCAGA GAACGGCAAATCTAATTTCCTGAACTGCTATGTATCAGGCTTTCACCCTAGCGATA TAGAAGTGGACCTGCTGAAAAACGGAGAGAGGATAGAAAAGGTCGAACACAGC GACCTCTCCTTTTCCAAGGACTGGAGCTTTTATCTTCTGTATTATACTGAATTTACA CCCACGGAAAAAGATGAGTATGCGTGCCGAGTAAACCACGTCACGCTGTCACAGC CCAAAATAGTAAAATGGGATCGCGACATGGGTGGTGGCGGTTCTGGTGGTGGCG GTAGTGGCGGCGGAGGAAGCGGTGGTGGCGGTTCCGGATCTATGCACGTGCTGA GATACGGATATACCGGCATCTTCGACGATACATCCCATATGACTCTGACCGTGGTC GGGATTTTTGACGGACAGCACTTCTTTACATACCATGTGAACAGCTCCGATAAGGC TTCTAGTCGAGCAAATGGCACCATCTCATGGATGGCCAACGTGAGCGCAGCCTAC CCCACATATCTGGACGGAGAACGCGCTAAAGGCGATCTGATCTTCAATCAGACCG AGCAGAACCTGCTGGAGCTGGAAATTGCTCTGGGGTACAGGTCTCAGAGTGTCCT GACATGGACTCACGAATGTAATACCACAGAGAACGGGAGCTTCGTGGCAGGATA TGAGGGCTTTGGGTGGGACGGAGAAACACTGATGGAGCTGAAGGATAATCTGAC TCTGTGGACCGGCCCTAACTACGAAATCAGCTGGCTGAAGCAGAACAAGACTTAC ATCGACGGAAAGATCAAAAACATCAGCGAGGGCGATACTACCATCCAGCGCAATT ACCTGAAGGGCAACTGCACCCAGTGGAGCGTGATCTACTCTGGGTTCCAGACACC TGTCACTCACCCAGTGGTCAAAGGGGGAGTGCGAAACCAGAATGACAACCGGGC CGAGGCCTTCTGTACATCCTACGGCTTCTTTCCCGGGGAGATCAATATTACTTTTAT CCATTACGGCAACAAGGCCCCCGACGATTCTGAGCCTCAGTGCAATCCCCTGCTGC CTACCTTCGATGGCACATTTCACCAGGGGTGCTACGTCGCTATCTTCTGCAATCAG AACTATACTTGCCGGGTGACCCATGGGAACTGGACTGTGGAAATCCCAATTTCAG TCACCAGCCCCGACGATTCAAGCTCCGGAGAGGTGCCAGATCACCCCACCGCAAA TAAGAGATACAACACCATGACAATCTCTAGTGTGCTGCTGGCCCTGCTGCTGTGCG CACTGCTGTTCGCTTTTCTGCATTACTTCACAACTCTGAAGCAGTATCTGCGGAACC TGGCATTTGCCTGGCGGTACAGAAAAGTGAGATCAAGCTGACTGTGCCTTCTAGT TGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCC ACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAG GTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATT GGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGTCTCTTTCTGG CCTGGAGGCTATCCAGCGTGAGTCTCTCCTACCCTCCCGCTCTGGTCCTTCCTCTCC CGCTCTGCACCCTCTGTGGCCCTCGCTGTGCTCTCTCGCTCCGTGACTTCCCTTCTC CAAGTTCTCCTTGGTGGCCCGCCGTGGGGCTAGTCCAGGGCTGGATCTCGGGGAA GCGGCGGGGTGGCCTGGGAGTGGGGAAGGGGGTGCGCACCCGGGACGCGCGCT ACTTGCCCCTTTCGGCGGGGAGCAGGGGAGACCTTTGGCCTACGGCGACGGGAG GGTCGGGACAAAG 78 TALEN TCCGTGGCCTTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTTCTGGCCTGGA target B2m1 79 TALEN TTAGCTGTGCTCGCGCTACTCTCTCTTTCTGGCCTGGAGGCTATCCA target B2m2 Sequences referred to in example 2 and 3. Polypeptide sequence 80 pCLS31134 right MGDPKKKRKVIDYPYDVPDYAIDIADLRTLGYSQQQQEKIKPKVRSTVAQHHEA TALEN B2m1 LVGHGFTHAHIVALSQHPAALGTVAVKYQDMIAALPEATHEAIVGVGKQWSGA RVD sequence: RALEALLTVAGELRGPPLQLDTGQLLKIAKRGGVTAVEAVHAWRNALTGAPLNL HD-HD-NN-NG-NN- TPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALET NN-HD-HD-NG-NG- VQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQV NI-NN-HD-NG-NN- VAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRL NG# LPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIAS HDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLC QAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGG GKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHG LTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQAL ETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQ QVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGRPALESIVA QLSRPDPALAALTNDHLVALACLGGRPALDAVKKGLGDPISRSQLVKSELEEKKS ELRHKLKYVPHEYIELIEIARNSTQDRILEMKVMEFFMKVYGYRGKHLGGSRKPD GAIYTVGSPIDYGVIVDTKAYSGGYNLPIGQADEMQRYVEENQTRNKHINPNE WWKVYPSSVTEFKFLFVSGHFKGNYKAQLTRLNHITNCNGAVLSVEELLIGGEMI KAGTLTLEEVRRKFNNGEINFAAD 81 pCLS31135 left MGDPKKKRKVIDYPYDVPDYAIDIADLRTLGYSQQQQEKIKPKVRSTVAQHHEA TALEN B2m1 LVGHGFTHAHIVALSQHPAALGTVAVKYQDMIAALPEATHEAIVGVGKQWSGA RVD sequence: RALEALLTVAGELRGPPLQLDTGQLLKIAKRGGVTAVEAVHAWRNALTGAPLNL HD-HD-NI-NN-NN- TPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALET HD-HD-NI-NN-NI- VQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVV NI-NI-NN-NI-NN- AIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLL NG# PVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASH DGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQA HGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQ ALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPE QVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQ RLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAI ASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGRPALESIVAQLSRP DPALAALTNDHLVALACLGGRPALDAVKKGLGDPISRSQLVKSELEEKKSELRHKL KYVPHEYIELIEIARNSTQDRILEMKVMEFFMKVYGYRGKHLGGSRKPDGAIYTV GSPIDYGVIVDTKAYSGGYNLPIGQADEMQRYVEENQTRNKHINPNEWWKVY PSSVTEFKFLFVSGHFKGNYKAQLTRLNHITNCNGAVLSVEELLIGGEMIKAGTLT LEEVRRKENNGEINFAAD 82 pCLS31136 right MGDPKKKRKVIDYPYDVPDYAIDIADLRTLGYSQQQQEKIKPKVRSTVAQHHEA TALEN B2m2 LVGHGFTHAHIVALSQHPAALGTVAVKYQDMIAALPEATHEAIVGVGKQWSGA RVD sequence: RALEALLTVAGELRGPPLQLDTGQLLKIAKRGGVTAVEAVHAWRNALTGAPLNL NG-NI-NN-HD-NG- TPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALET NN-NG-NN-HD-NG- VQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQV HD-NN-HD-NN-HD- VAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRL NG# LPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIA SNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVL CQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGG GKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAH GLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQA LETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPE QVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGRPALESIVA QLSRPDPALAALTNDHLVALACLGGRPALDAVKKGLGDPISRSQLVKSELEEKKS ELRHKLKYVPHEYIELIEIARNSTQDRILEMKVMEFFMKVYGYRGKHLGGSRKPD GAIYTVGSPIDYGVIVDTKAYSGGYNLPIGQADEMQRYVEENQTRNKHINPNE WWKVYPSSVTEFKFLFVSGHFKGNYKAQLTRLNHITNCNGAVLSVEELLIGGEMI KAGTLTLEEVRRKFNNGEINFAAD 83 pCLS31137 left MGDPKKKRKVIDYPYDVPDYAIDIADLRTLGYSQQQQEKIKPKVRSTVAQHHEA TALEN B2m2 LVGHGFTHAHIVALSQHPAALGTVAVKYQDMIAALPEATHEAIVGVGKQWSGA RVD sequence: RALEALLTVAGELRGPPLQLDTGQLLKIAKRGGVTAVEAVHAWRNALTGAPLNL NN-NN-NI-NG-NI- TPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALE NN-HD-HD-NG-HD- TVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQV HD-NI-NN-NN-HD- VAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALL NG# PVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIAS HDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLC QAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGG KQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQVVAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGL TPEQVVAIASNIGGKQALETVQALLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALET VQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNNGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPEQV VAIASHDGGKQALETVQRLLPVLCQAHGLTPQQVVAIASNGGGRPALESIVAQL SRPDPALAALTNDHLVALACLGGRPALDAVKKGLGDPISRSQLVKSELEEKKSELR HKLKYVPHEYIELIEIARNSTQDRILEMKVMEFFMKVYGYRGKHLGGSRKPDGAI YTVGSPIDYGVIVDTKAYSGGYNLPIGQADEMQRYVEENQTRNKHINPNEWW KVYPSSVTEFKFLFVSGHFKGNYKAQLTRLNHITNCNGAVLSVEELLIGGEMIKAG TLTLEEVRRKFNNGEINFAAD 84 HLAG1 MVVMAPRTLFLLLSGALTLTETWAGSHSMRYFSAAVSRPGRGEPRFIAMGYVDDTQFVR FDSDSACPRMEPRAPWVEQEGPEYWEEETRNTKAHAQTDRMNLQTLRGYYNQSEASS HTLQWMIGCDLGSDGRLLRGYEQYAYDGKDYLALNEDLRSWTAADTAAQISKRKCEAA NVAEQRRAYLEGTCVEWLHRYLENGKEMLQRADPPKTHVTHHPVFDYEATLRCWALGF YPAEIILTWQRDGEDQTQDVELVETRPAGDGTFQKWAAVVVPSGEEQRYTCHVQHEGL PEPLMLRWKQSSLPTIPIMGIVAGLVVLAAVVTGAAVAAVLWRKKSSD 85 HLAG2 MVVMAPRTLFLLLSGALTLTETWAGSHSMRYFSAAVSRPGRGEPRFIAMGYVDDTQFVR FDSDSACPRMEPRAPWVEQEGPEYWEEETRNTKAHAQTDRMNLQTLRGYYNQSEAKP PKTHVTHHPVFDYEATLRCWALGFYPAEIILTWQRDGEDQTQDVELVETRPAGDGTFQK WAAVVVPSGEEQRYTCHVQHEGLPEPLMLRWKQSSLPTIPIMGIVAGLVVLAAVVTGAA VAAVLWRKKSSD 86 HLAG3 MVVMAPRTLFLLLSGALTLTETWAGSHSMRYFSAAVSRPGRGEPRFIAMGYVDDTQFVR FDSDSACPRMEPRAPWVEQEGPEYWEEETRNTKAHAQTDRMNLQTLRGYYNQSEAKQ SSLPTIPIMGIVAGLVVLAAVVTGAAVAAVLWRKKSSD 87 HLAG4 MVVMAPRTLFLLLSGALTLTETWAGSHSMRYFSAAVSRPGRGEPRFIAMGYVDDTQFVR FDSDSACPRMEPRAPWVEQEGPEYWEEETRNTKAHAQTDRMNLQTLRGYYNQSEASS HTLQWMIGCDLGSDGRLLRGYEQYAYDGKDYLALNEDLRSWTAADTAAQISKRKCEAA NVAEQRRAYLEGTCVEWLHRYLENGKEMLQRAKQSSLPTIPIMGIVAGLVVLAAVVTGA AVAAVLWRKKSSD 88 HLAG5 MVVMAPRTLFLLLSGALTLTETWAGSHSMRYFSAAVSRPGRGEPRFIAMGYVDDTQFVR FDSDSACPRMEPRAPWVEQEGPEYWEEETRNTKAHAQTDRMNLQTLRGYYNQSEASS HTLQWMIGCDLGSDGRLLRGYEQYAYDGKDYLALNEDLRSWTAADTAAQISKRKCEAA NVAEQRRAYLEGTCVEWLHRYLENGKEMLQRADPPKTHVTHHPVFDYEATLRCWALGF YPAEIILTWQRDGEDQTQDVELVETRPAGDGTFQKWAAVVVPSGEEQRYTCHVQHEGL PEPLMLRWSKEGDGGIMSVRESRSLSEDL 89 HLAG6 MVVMAPRTLFLLLSGALTLTETWAGSHSMRYFSAAVSRPGRGEPRFIAMGYVDDTQFVR FDSDSACPRMEPRAPWVEQEGPEYWEEETRNTKAHAQTDRMNLQTLRGYYNQSEAKP PKTHVTHHPVFDYEATLRCWALGFYPAEIILTWQRDGEDQTQDVELVETRPAGDGTFQK WAAVVVPSGEEQRYTCHVQHEGLPEPLMLRWSKEGDGGIMSVRESRSLSEDL 90 HLAG7 MVVMAPRTLFLLLSGALTLTETWAGSHSMRYFSAAVSRPGRGEPRFIAMGYVDDTQFVR FDSDSACPRMEPRAPWVEQEGPEYWEEETRNTKAHAQTDRMNLQTLRGYYNQSEASE

Example 3: TALEN®-Mediated Double Targeted Integration of NK Inhibitor and CAR Encoding Matrices at the B2M and TRAC Loci in Primary T-Cells

This example describes methods to improve the therapeutic outcome of CAR T-cell therapies by extending their persistence in vivo. It consists in a simultaneous TALEN® mediated knock-out of B2M and TCR in the presence of AAV6 repair vectors delivering the CAR at the TRAC locus and an NK inhibitor at the B2M locus. This method prevents CAR T-cell to attack host tissues in a non-specific and TCR-mediated manner (graft versus host attack) and to divert host T- and NK-cells-mediated depletion of CAR T-cells.

The method developed to integrate a NK inhibitor at the B2m locus consisted in generating a double-strand break in one of the first B2M exons using TALEN® in the presence of a DNA repair matrix vectorized by AAV6. This matrix consists of two B2M homology arms embedding the NK inhibitor coding sequence separated by a 2A cis acting elements and regulatory elements (stop codon and polyA sequences). Because expression of B2M at the surface of CAR T-cells is likely to promote their depletion when transfer in an allogeneic setting, insertion of the repair matrix was designed to inactivate B2M and promote expression of the NK inhibitor.

To illustrate this approach and demonstrate the feasibility of double targeted insertion in primary T-cells, two different matrices were designed (FIG. 19). The first one named CARm (SEQ ID NO 31) was designed to insert an anti-CD22 CAR cDNA at the TRAC locus in the presence of TRAC TALEN® (SEQ ID NO 16 and 17). The second one, HLAEm, under two variants (SEQ ID NO 69 and 71) was designed to integrate a single chain protein consisting of a fusion of B2M, HLAE and HLAG peptide moieties in the middle of the B2M open reading frame using B2M TALEN® (SEQ ID NO 80 and 81 or 82 and 83—right and left dimers respectively). The two matrices contained an additional 2A cis-acting element located upstream expression cassettes to enable co-expression of the single chain B2M-HLAE-HLAG peptide and CAR with the endogenous gene targeted. Polynucleotide and polypeptides sequences are listed in Table 5.

We assessed the efficiency of double targeted insertion in T-cells by transfecting them with the TRAC and B2M TALEN® and subsequently transducing them with the AAV6 repair matrices encoding the anti-CD22 CAR and the single chain B2M-HLAE-HLAG peptide. Such treatment led to more than 88% of TCR and HLA-ABC double knockout, to the expression of about 68% of anti-CD22 CAR among the double knockout population and to about 68% of HLAE expression among the double knockout CAR expressing T-cells. Overall, this method enabled to generate about 40% of TCR/HLA-ABC negative, CAR/HLAE positive T-cells (FIG. 21).

These engineered cells can be assayed for their resistance to NK and alloresponsive T-cells attack. The same engineering approach can be used to generate TCR/HLA-ABC negative, CAR positive T-cell bearing NK cells inhibitors other than HLAE and assess their ability to resist to NK cells attack. Such assessment can be performed on a collection of TCR/HLA-ABC negative, CAR positive T-cell bearing different NK cells inhibitors as illustrated in FIG. 18. This approach can consist in transfecting T-cells, for instance, with TRAC and B2M TALEN® and subsequently transducing them with the AAV6 repair matrix encoding a CAR, such as anti-CD22 CAR and a library (or collection) of repair matrices encoding different NK inhibitors:

-   -   HLAE trimer matrix comprising VMAPRTLFL peptide (SEQ ID NO.68),         which can be inserted at the B2m locus (SEQ ID NO.69),     -   HLAE trimer matrix comprising VMAPRTLIL peptide (SEQ ID NO.70),         which can be inserted at the B2m locus (SEQ ID NO.71),     -   UL18Trimer matrix_Actine peptide (SEQ ID NO.72), which can be         inserted at the B2m locus (SEQ ID NO.73),     -   UL18Trimer matrix_HLACw peptide (SEQ ID NO.74), which can be         inserted at the B2m locus (SEQ ID NO.75),     -   UL18Trimer matrix_HLAG (SEQ ID NO.76), which can be inserted at         the B2m locus (SEQ ID NO.77),

Trimers can also comprises HLAG peptides can be used to form these trimers, such as one selected from the following ones:

HLAG1 (SEQ ID NO.84)

HLAG2 (SEQ ID NO.85)

HLAG3 (SEQ ID NO.86)

HLAG4 (SEQ ID NO.87)

HLAG5 (SEQ ID NO.88)

HLAG6 (SEQ ID NO.89)

HLAG7 (SEQ ID NO.90)

HLAE or HLAG trimers can also comprise G peptides (as shown in FIG. 20) selected from the following ones (non limiting examples):

Peptide 1 VMAPRTLIL Peptide 2 VMAPRTLLL Peptide 3 VMAPRTLVL Peptide 4 AMAPRTLIL Peptide 5 VMAPRSLIL Peptide 6 VMAPRSLLL Peptide 7 VMAPRTLFL Peptide 8 VMAPRILIL Peptide 9 YLLPRRGPRL peptide 10 ALPHAILRL

The resulting library of TCR negative CAR and NK inhibitor positive T-cells would be cultivated in the presence of NK cells and the remaining viable cells could be recovered and analyzed by high throughput DNA sequence to identify the NK inhibitor (s) responsible for resistance to NK cell attack.

Example 4

Many patients administered with CAR T-cells have shown some sign of cytokine-release syndrome (CRS). The CRS mainly comprises of high-grade fever, hypotension, organ failure, etc. and is caused by released of a variety of chemokines and cytokines including IL-6, IL-1, GM-CSF, TNF-α etc. that if not controlled by corticosteroids and/or anti-inflammatory therapeutics could potentially lead to death of the patients.

4.1—TALEN®-Mediated Double Targeted Integration of sgp130 and CAR in T-Cells

This example describes methods to improve the therapeutic outcome of CAR T-cells therapies by alleviating CRS. This strategy relies on targeted integrating soluble gp130 (sgp130) expression under the control of the endogenous T-cell promoters regulating PD1 gene. Because PD1 known to be upregulated upon tumor engagement by CAR T-cells, sgp130 will be expressed upon tumor engagement by CAR T-cells. This method would allow entrapment of sIL6Ra/IL-6 complex into the circulation, thus potentially limiting trans-signalling pro-inflammatory effect of IL6 on normal cells.

The method developed to integrate the soluble gp130 (sgp130 fused to constant portion of IgG) at PD1 locus and a CAR at the TRAC locus, consisted in generating a double-strand break at the TRAC and PD1 locus using TALEN in the presence of a DNA repair matrix vectorized by AAV6. This matrix consists of two homology arms encompassing PD1 cutting site embedding sgp130 (SEQ ID NO:95) coding regions separated by a 2A cis acting elements and regulatory elements (stop codon and polyA sequences). Because PD1 is involved in T-cell inhibition/exhaustion of T-cells, the insertion matrix was designed to prevent expression of PD1 (i.e. PD1 Knockout) while enabling the expression and secretion of sgp130 using the endogenous PD1 promoter.

To illustrate this approach and demonstrate the feasibility of double targeted insertion in primary T-cells, two different matrices were designed (FIG. 1A). The first one named CARm was designed to insert an anti-CD22 CAR cDNA at the TRAC locus in the presence of TRAC TALEN® as previously described in Example 2. The second one, sgp130_PD1 was designed to integrate sp130, and the surface marker named LNGFR cDNAs separated by 2A cis-acting elements, inside exon2 of the PD1 open reading frame using PD1 TALEN®.

We first assessed the efficiency of double targeted insertion in T-cells by transducing them with one of the AAV6 encoding sgp130 matrices along with the one encoding the CAR and subsequently transfected the corresponding TALEN®. AAV6-assisted vectorization of matrices in the presence of mRNA encoding TRAC TALEN® and PD1 TALEN® enabled expression of the anti CD22 CAR in up to 60% of engineered T-cells (FIG. 1B).

To determine the extent of sgp130 integration at PD1 locus, engineered T-cells were activated with either antiCD3/CD28 coated beads or with CD22 expressing Raji tumor cells. 2 days post activation, cells were recovered and analyzed by FACS using LNGFR expression as sgp130 secretion surrogate (FIG. 1B). Our results showed that antiCD3/CD28 coated beads induced expression of LNGFR by T-cells containing sgp130_PD1, independently of the presence of the anti CD22 CAR (FIG. 1B). Tumor cells however, only induced expression of ΔLNGFR by T-cell treated by both CARm and IL-15m. This indicated that expression of LNGFR could be specifically induced through tumor cell engagement by the CAR. Moreover, ELISA assays confirmed secretion of sgp130 in supernatant of the cultured cells post activation (FIG. 1C).

Thus, together our results showed that we have developed a method allowing simultaneous targeted insertions of CAR and sgp130 cDNA at TRAC and PD1 loci. This double targeted insertion led to robust expression of an antiCD22 CAR and to the secretion of sgp130 into the media upon tumor engagement. Whether the levels of secreted sgp130 is sufficient to dampen IL6 signaling is still under investigation.

4.2 Anti-Tumor Activity of Engineered CAR T-Cells Secreting sgp130

Knowing that we could engineer CAR T-cells expressing sgp130 at PD1 Locus, we determine whether the expression of sgp130 under the control of endogenous gene has any effect on CAR T-cells cytotoxicity. Thus, we measure the rate of tumor cell disappearance by co-culturing CAR T-cells, plus or minus sgp130, with tumor cells at a E:T ratio of 1:1. The same cytotoxicity level among the different conditions reveals that the transient secretion of sgp130, that could be sufficient to alleviate CRS, has no effect on cytotoxic properties of CAR T-cells.

To extend our findings to see the effect of sgp130 on long-term cytotoxic effects of CAR T-cells, we perform an in vitro fitness assay where antitumor activity of CAR T-cell is monitored everyday by measuring the luminescence of the remnant tumor cells. This data provides evidence that the amount of sgp130 released during activation of CAR T-cells has no effect on anti-tumor activity even at high tumor burden conditions.

Finally, the in vivo antitumor activity of engineered CAR T-cells is assessed using a NSG mice model. This model allows assessing the effect of sgp130 on anti-tumor activity of CAR T-cells. Briefly, 8-12 week old NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid II2rgtm1Wjl/SzJ (NSG) mice are injected with CD22 positive tumor cells into the tail vein. 5-7 days post tumor cells injection, tumor burden is measured using total body luminescence (IVIS Spectrum, Perkin Elmer). The mice are then randomized and CAR T cells with or without sgp130 are injected. Tumor bioluminescence and body weight measurements are measured twice-weekly to assess anti-tumor activity.

4.3 Anti-CRS Activity of Engineered CAR T-Cells Secreting sgp130

Recent clinical studies have found association of high interleukin-6 (IL6) with CRS and the blockade of IL6 signaling using monoclonal antibody (e.g. tocilizumab) against IL6Ra has shown efficient relieve of CRS symptoms. To assess whether the level of secreted sgp130 could alleviate IL6 signaling, three different set of experiments could be performed:

a) In vitro binding assays: engineered cells are used under activated conditions and supernatant containing sgp130 is collected. A dose-response and a time-course analysis is performed after incubating increasing amount of IL-6/sIL-6R recombinant protein (8954-SR, R&D systems) with the supernatant containing sgp130. An IL-6/IL-6Ra specific ELISA assay (DY8139-05, R&D systems) determines the quantity of free IL-6/sIL-6R present in the solution. A decrease of free IL-6/sIL-6R recombinant protein after incubation with sgp130 containing media validates that the transient release of sgp130 is sufficient to sequester IL-6/sIL-6R in solution and thus, can substitute of toxic monoclonal antibody (e.g. tocilizumab). Lastly, these experiments could further shed light on inhibiting serum levels of IL-6/sIL-6R found under inflammatory conditions by sgp130.

b) In vitro Transwell experiments: IL6 signals through IL6Ra (binding receptor) and gp130 (signaling receptor) presented on the same cell, the classical IL6 signaling, or after binding to a soluble IL6Ra (sIL6Ra) in circulation and presented itself as a complex onto the cells that lacks IL6Ra, but still have gp130, the trans-signalling. Next, we evaluate whether binding of sgp130 to IL-6/sIL-6R is sufficient to dampen the IL-6 trans-signaling (pro-inflammatory) in a paracrine manner. For this purpose, engineered cell lines that are responsive to IL-6 are used such as Hek-293 stably integrated with IL-6 reporter elements (S1-0048, Signosis Inc) and Hela cells with Stat3 reporter elements (S1-0003, Signosis Inc) upstream from a luciferase reporter gene. Thus, any change in IL-6 signaling are therefore observed by change in luciferase bioluminescence. Briefly, a transwell culture system is used where in the top chamber, the engineered CAR T-cells, with or without sgp130, are incubated with tumor cells while in the bottom chamber, either IL-6 or Stat3 responsive cell lines will be cultured. Bioluminescence measure at different time points reveals the effect of sgp130 (produced by CAR T-cells), on IL6 signaling (bottom chamber) in a paracrine manner. Indeed, sgp130 binding to IL-6/sIL-6R in the media, is further preventing binding of IL-6 to the reporter cells and thus results in the decrease in the luciferase activity, therefore demonstrating the dampening of IL-6 signaling.

Interestingly, gp130 is presented ubiquitously on all the cells, and the release of sIL6Ra is restricted to activated lymphocytes, monocytes, and hepatocytes. The trans-signalling amplify the response of IL6 and thus, poses a greater risk of IL6 mediated inflammation in a non-specific manner For instance, it could affects endothelial cells, which lack IL6Ra expression. To further understand this release of sIL6Ra in more physiological environment, co-culture experiments with primary mononuclear cell lines (macrophages) and HepG2 cells (immortal hepatic cell line) are performed. Briefly, we co-culture activated macrophages or HepG2 with supernatant from activated CAR T-cells, with or without sgp130, to see whether the amount of sgp130 release is still sufficient to overcome higher amount of IL-6/sIL-6R, a putative inflammatory conditions. The culture media is then used to study signaling either in the reporter cells (as described above in transwell assays) or in the immortalized endothelial cells lines (cells that lack IL6Ra and responsible for leaky vascular permeability).

c) In Vivo Humanized Mice

Finally, to test the potential of sgp130 on alleviating CRS like symptoms in vivo, we utilize recently described hu-scid mouse model (Brady et al, Clinical and translational immunology-2014). This model is developed by adoptively transfer human PBMCs into SCID mice and have been used to study the CRS like-symptoms such as hypothermia, cytokine storm, etc. associated with monoclonal antibodies treatment. Utilizing this mouse model, allow us to study whether CRS symptoms associated with CAR T-cells therapy is dampen by expressing sgp130 or other modalities. Briefly, mice are injected with CD22 positive tumor cells into the tail vein. Five-seven days post tumor cells injection, the mice would be then randomized after measuring tumor burden. The CAR T cells with or without sgp130 would then be injected and mice body weight and temperature measurements will be measured every day to assess anti-CRS activity of the engineered CAR T-cells. Furthermore, cytokines measurement in the serum of injected mice allows to evaluate the role of the engineered cells in alleviating cytokine storm.

Preferred human endogenous gene loci responsive to T-cell activation T.8Eff.Sp. T.8Eff.Sp. OT1. OT1. T.8Eff.Sp. inductionRatio T.8Nve.Sp. 12 hr. 48 hr. OT1. symbol description 12 hr OT1 LisOva LisOva d6.LisOva Il3 interleukin 21 16.4 12.8 208.9 18.4 13.6 Il2 interleukin 3 97.0 16.0 1554.4 17.7 18.1 CcI4 isopentenyl- 2.1 16.8 35.6 17.6 19.7 diphosphate delta isomerase 2 Il21 granzyme C 9.2 17.4 160.5 20.4 24.9 Gp49a chemokine (C-C 5.9 18.5 108.4 31.5 20.9 motif) receptor 8 Cxcl10 interleukin 2 58.4 21.1 1229.6 32.7 17.9 Nr4a3 interleukin 1 2.6 21.2 54.6 35.5 21.7 receptor, type I Lilrb4 tumor necrosis 4.1 21.8 88.8 29.3 20.0 factor (ligand) superfamily, member 4 Cd200 neuronal calcium 4.5 24.1 109.6 46.3 23.2 sensor 1 Cdkn1a CDK5 and Abl 3.1 26.2 80.9 49.1 32.8 enzyme substrate 1 Gzmc transmembrane and 2.0 26.8 53.9 26.2 29.4 tetratricopeptide repeat containing 2 Nr4a2 LON peptidase N- 3.2 28.4 90.4 50.4 28.3 terminal domain and ring finger 1 Cish glycoprotein 49 A 15.0 31.6 472.4 30.6 212.5 Nr4a1 polo-like kinase 2 3.6 31.7 114.3 39.0 32.5 Tnf lipase, endothelial 2.1 32.4 66.7 35.9 33.3 Ccr8 cyclin-dependent 9.7 34.6 335.4 54.4 71.0 kinase inhibitor 1A (P21) Lad1 grainyhead-like 1 2.1 35.1 73.4 52.0 44.1 (Drosophila) Slamf1 cellular retinoic acid 5.3 35.4 187.2 43.3 36.3 binding protein II Crabp2 adenylate kinase 4 2.2 35.9 80.4 58.5 39.8 Furin microtubule- 2.1 36.2 77.7 36.4 38.4 associated protein 1B Gadd45g acyl-CoA synthetase 2.0 37.2 76.0 45.2 41.3 long-chain family member 6 Bcl2I1 zinc finger E-box 2.1 38.6 80.7 44.9 455.4 binding homeobox 2 Ncs1 CD200 antigen 9.8 41.2 404.3 70.4 36.8 Ciart carboxypeptidase D 3.1 41.6 127.7 71.4 71.6 Ahr thioredoxin 3.6 43.4 157.8 61.7 28.8 reductase 3 Spry1 myosin IE 2.3 43.6 100.2 61.3 77.0 Tnfsf4 RNA binding protein 2.1 43.6 91.5 49.8 36.5 with multiple splicing 2 Myo10 mitogen-activated 2.9 44.8 127.9 66.4 43.1 protein kinase kinase 3, opposite strand Dusp5 PERP, TP53 2.8 44.9 127.2 78.4 72.4 apoptosis effector Myc myosin X 4.1 45.5 184.9 81.6 57.5 Psrc1 immediate early 2.7 45.6 121.6 63.9 66.2 response 3 St6galnac folliculin interacting 2.6 47.5 124.2 87.4 96.6 4 protein 2 Nfkbid leukocyte 9.9 48.9 483.3 64.5 179.1 immunoglobulin-like receptor, subfamily B, member 4 Bst2 circadian associated 4.5 50.6 225.5 100.3 33.8 repressor of transcription Txnrd3 RAR-related orphan 2.1 51.7 106.7 47.5 52.8 receptor gamma Plk2 proline/serine-rich 3.9 52.9 205.9 92.3 79.6 coiled-coil 1 Gfi1 cysteine rich protein 2.4 54.2 127.7 90.3 182.9 2 Pim1 cAMP responsive 2.0 55.7 112.6 54.4 57.3 element modulator Pvt1 chemokine (C-C 20.2 55.8 1125.8 103.1 89.0 motif) ligand 4 Nfkbib nuclear receptor 7.8 58.5 457.6 78.7 72.0 subfamily 4, group A, member 2 Gnl2 transglutaminase 2, 2.3 58.7 132.1 69.8 64.7 C polypeptide Cd69 synapse defective 1, 2.1 62.5 132.7 111.3 31.0 Rho GTPase, homolog 2 (C, elegans) Dgat2 sprouty homolog 1 4.2 63.8 268.5 76.8 61.4 (Drosophila) Atf3 activating 3.2 65.8 210.3 88.3 75.8 transcription factor 3 Tnfrsf21 pogo transposable 2.9 68.6 196.9 91.1 293.2 element with KRAB domain Lonrf1 tumor necrosis 3.2 70.6 224.5 126.5 72.9 factor receptor superfamily, member 21 Cables1 cytokine inducible 7.5 74.3 558.7 82.5 133.9 SH2-containing protein Cpd lymphotoxin A 2.6 74.6 197.2 93.4 58.6 Qtrtd1 FBJ osteosarcoma 3.0 74.9 224.1 89.0 61.1 oncogene Polr3d signaling 5.4 75.6 412.0 108.4 190.4 lymphocytic activation molecule family member 1 Kcnq5 syndecan 3 2.4 76.0 180.0 77.2 85.3 Fos mitochondrial 2.1 77.2 161.7 152.0 72.3 ribosomal protein L47 Slc19a2 ladinin 5.5 77.3 423.2 152.5 70.4 Hif1a E2F transcription 2.5 77.7 198.0 92.0 65.2 factor 5 II15ra ISG15 ubiquitin-like 2.8 77.9 221.0 88.9 45.1 modifier Nfkb1 aryl-hydrocarbon 4.2 78.7 333.2 145.7 91.4 receptor Phlda3 diacylglycerol O- 3.2 81.0 259.2 150.0 84.4 acyltransferase 2 Mtrr FBJ osteosarcoma 2.0 81.3 163.7 139.3 98.5 oncogene B Pogk pleckstrin homology- 2.9 84.8 244.5 126.9 83.8 like domain, family A, member 3 Map2k3os potassium voltage- 3.0 86.3 261.0 118.1 63.4 gated channel, subfamily Q, member 5 Egr2 tumor necrosis 2.5 88.6 219.0 106.1 51.0 factor receptor superfamily, member 10b Isg15 Mir17 host gene 1 2.1 90.4 190.1 120.0 51.2 (non-protein coding) Perp glucose-fructose 2.2 92.9 208.5 168.7 237.4 oxidoreductase domain containing 1 Ipo4 plexin A1 2.1 94.8 200.7 118.0 90.3 Mphosph heat shock factor 2 2.4 96.8 233.2 191.0 104.8 10 Plk3 carbohydrate 2.4 96.8 235.1 180.8 385.7 sulfotransferase 11 Ifitm3 growth arrest and 4.8 104.6 504.8 109.3 95.0 DNA-damage- inducible 45 gamma Polr1b solute carrier family 2.1 107.0 227.3 192.8 75.8 5 (sodium- dependent vitamin transporter), member 6 Usp18 interferon induced 2.8 109.2 302.6 43.9 106.4 transmembrane protein 3 Top1mt DENN/MADD 2.6 109.5 279.9 102.0 517.4 domain containing 5A Dkc1 plasminogen 2.1 112.4 234.8 55.7 57.3 activator, urokinase receptor Polr1c solute carrier family 3.0 115.4 343.1 221.7 138.4 19 (thiamine transporter), member 2 Cdk6 ubiquitin domain 2.2 117.4 255.7 198.9 122.2 containing 2 Ier3 nuclear receptor 11.8 118.0 1394.1 114.2 69.6 subfamily 4, group A, member 3 Lta zinc finger protein 52 2.5 118.8 295.6 160.9 167.4 Ptprs SH3 domain 2.4 119.3 280.9 116.5 156.5 containing ring finger 1 Fnip2 dihydrouridine 2.1 122.7 260.3 237.7 202.8 synthase 2 Asna1 cyclin-dependent 2.1 122.7 259.3 168.4 124.0 kinase 5, regulatory subunit 1 (p35) Mybbp1a processing of 2.1 125.9 264.9 235.7 150.6 precursor 7, ribonuclease P family, (S, cerevisiae) Il1r1 growth factor 3.5 126.8 437.7 212.0 156.6 independent 1 Dennd5a interleukin 15 2.9 130.9 380.1 144.3 167.8 receptor, alpha chain E2f5 BCL2-like 1 4.7 133.7 627.4 257.4 231.2 Rcl1 protein tyrosine 2.6 136.6 358.8 157.5 125.0 phosphatase, receptor type, S FosI2 plasmacytoma 3.4 136.7 465.5 179.8 140.7 variant translocation 1 Atad3a fos-like antigen 2 2.5 137.0 347.5 107.2 177.8 Bax BCL2-associated X 2.5 138.0 347.3 260.1 150.2 protein Phf6 solute carrier family 2.3 140.3 328.2 258.7 397.5 4, sodium bicarbonate cotransporter, member 7 Zfp52 tumor necrosis 2.2 141.7 311.1 161.7 111.6 factor receptor superfamily, member 4 Crtam chemokine (C-X-C 12.7 141.7 1798.3 242.1 59.4 motif) ligand 10 Nop14 polo-like kinase 3 2.8 144.8 406.3 200.1 119.9 Rel CD3E antigen, 2.2 158.7 350.2 260.9 111.4 epsilon polypeptide associated protein Gramd1b tumor necrosis 2.1 162.4 342.1 242.1 169.7 factor (ligand) superfamily, member 11 Ifi27l2a polymerase (RNA) III 3.0 166.3 503.7 296.1 121.6 (DNA directed) polypeptide D Tnfrsf10b early growth 2.8 173.5 494.0 136.3 68.2 response 2 RpI711 DnaJ (Hsp40) 2.1 173.6 369.4 346.2 254.3 homolog, subfamily C, member 2 Eif1a DNA topoisomerase 2.7 182.2 498.2 338.6 114.4 1, mitochondria! Nfkb2 tripartite motif- 2.3 182.6 423.4 65.8 90.6 containing 30D Heatr1 DnaJ (Hsp40) 2.0 190.1 389.4 285.5 228.2 homolog, subfamily C, member 21 Utp20 SAM domain, SH3 2.2 191.5 422.1 222.8 304.1 domain and nuclear localization signals, 1 Chst11 solute carrier family 2.1 191.6 400.2 210.0 123.4 5 (inositol transporters), member 3 Ddx21 mitochondrial 2.1 191.6 396.3 329.8 137.7 ribosomal protein L15 Hsf2 dual specificity 4.0 203.5 818.1 307.5 560.7 phosphatase 5 Bccip apoptosis enhancing 2.3 211.1 478.5 288.2 137.9 nuclease Tagap ets variant 6 2.3 218.3 508.1 220.5 297.3 Sdc3 DIM1 2.2 218.4 486.0 356.0 129.7 dimethyladenosine transferase 1-like (S, cerevisiae) SytI3 2′-5′ oligoadenylate 2.1 229.0 473.3 130.7 124.3 synthetase-like 1 Gtpbp4 UTP18, small subunit 2.1 232.0 494.3 384.9 189.5 (SSU) processome component, homolog (yeast) Crip2 BRCA2 and CDKN1A 2.4 234.6 563.3 437.5 269.8 interacting protein Sh3rf1 synaptotagmin-like 3 2.4 242.4 572.9 316.7 700.7 Nsfl1c 5- 2.9 245.7 706.5 334.6 150.6 methyltetrahydrofol ate-homocysteine methyltransferase reductase Gtf2f1 URB2 ribosome 2.0 245.7 500.2 489.8 184.6 biogenesis 2 hornolog (S, cerevisiae) Slc4a7 ubiquitin- 2.1 251.2 530.5 288.2 85.2 conjugating enzyme E2C binding protein Etv6 lysine (K)-specific 2.2 251.8 547.1 332.7 262.1 demethylase 2B Trim30d queuine tRNA- 3.0 260.3 788.7 358.0 75.5 ribosyltransferase domain containing 1 Ddx27 ubiquitin specific 2.0 265.2 533.2 277.1 176.2 peptidase 31 Pwp2 eukaryotic 2.0 267.7 540.5 260.8 244.8 translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 2 Chchd2 ATPase family, AAA 2.5 268.8 679.7 523.1 147.1 domain containing 3A Myo1e adhesion molecule, 2.3 269.5 610.9 272.9 182.8 interacts with CXADR antigen 1 Eif5b SUMO/sentrin 2.0 272.5 548.7 544.5 298.4 specific peptidase 3 Stat5a ESF1, nucleolar pre- 2.2 276.3 610.4 482.2 266.5 rRNA processing protein, homolog (S, cerevisiae) Cops6 deoxynucleotidyl- 2.1 282.9 600.4 359.9 326.1 transferase, terminal, interacting protein 2 D19Bwg1357e TGFB-induced factor 2.1 300.5 618.9 217.5 210.6 homeobox 1 Aatf eukaryotic 2.5 300.8 738.7 597.7 262.8 translation initiation factor 1A Aen interferon- 2.1 305.7 651.2 144.3 138.4 stimulated protein Amica1 pleiomorphic 2.1 311.5 651.9 376.2 405.9 adenoma gene-like 2 Wdr43 PWP2 periodic 2.3 321.8 743.3 586.5 189.3 tryptophan protein homolog (yeast) Cct4 furin (paired basic 5.2 329.7 1728.3 271.7 421.5 amino acid cleaving enzyme) Nifk tumor necrosis 6.6 330.7 2188.4 489.9 213.3 factor Tgm2 apoptosis 2.3 331.4 754.8 523.1 221.5 antagonizing transcription factor Ero1I interferon, alpha- 2.5 334.0 828.1 296.0 221.4 inducible protein 27 like 2A Gfod1 ST6 (alpha-N-acetyl- 3.9 338.4 1311.3 636.0 298.2 neuraminy1-2,3-beta- galactosyl-1,3)-N- acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6- sialyltransferase 4 Ak4 methyltransferase 2.2 339.4 744.7 662.8 94.5 like 1 Sdad1 notchless homolog 1 2.0 339.4 690.3 610.3 158.1 (Drosophila) Dimt1 mitochondria 2.1 340.0 725.5 651.4 359.8 ribosomal protein L3 Esf1 UBX domain protein 2.1 343.8 732.9 532.1 428.5 2A Cd3eap guanine nucleotide 3.2 347.6 1124.7 647.4 227.5 binding protein-like 2 (nucleolar) Samsn1 programmed cell 2.0 353.9 711.8 435.9 287.4 death 11 Tnfrsf4 cyclin-dependent 2.0 364.0 731.1 702.5 346.2 kinase 8 Mettl1 eukaryotic 2.3 365.1 838.2 544.5 355.5 translation initiation factor 5B Cd274 RNA terminal 2.5 373.3 948.8 746.4 155.8 phosphate cyclase- like 1 Ubtd2 NSFL1 (p97) cofactor 2.3 374.1 876.1 725.9 369.7 (p47) Icos nuclear factor of 3.9 378.5 1465.1 389.9 224.0 kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells inhibitor, delta Kdm2b M-phase 2.8 379.8 1069.3 738.4 290.8 phosphoprotein 10 (U3 small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein) Larp4 GRAM domain 2.5 382.7 949.6 363.4 659.2 containing 1B Eif3d ER01-like (S, 2.2 387.7 872.3 773.0 520.9 cerevisiae) Tnfaip3 nuclear receptor 6.8 387.8 2639.0 343.7 220.7 subfamily 4, group A, member 1 Map1b surfeit gene 2 2.1 399.8 852.2 696.3 204.0 Cdv3 N(alpha)- 2.1 405.7 847.3 669.5 194.1 acetyltransferase 25, NatB auxiliary subunit Plac8 yrdC domain 2.0 406.7 830.8 635.3 267.0 containing (E, coli) MrpI3 La ribonucleoprotein 2.2 408.8 887.9 586.6 358.3 domain family, member 4 Surf2 SDA1 domain 2.2 419.8 939.9 631.4 284.7 containing 1 Ubxn2a importin 4 2.8 420.3 1183.6 777.8 173.5 Utp18 inducible T cell co- 2.2 423.9 920.9 818.8 796.9 stimulator Isg20 solute carrier family 2.1 439.4 934.4 842.6 344.6 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 1 Dnajc2 arsA arsenite 2.6 446.6 1165.0 717.9 963.9 transporter, ATP- binding, homolog 1 (bacterial) Jak2 polymerase (RNA) I 2.7 447.8 1208.4 854.0 295.9 polypeptide C Slc7a1 spermatogenesis 2.0 450.8 920.2 516.0 361.6 associated 5 Syde2 ubiquitin specific 2.7 451.8 1240.5 296.0 250.7 peptidase 18 Slc5a6 placenta-specific 8 2.1 452.4 967.3 888.6 590.8 Dnttip2 general transcription 2.3 454.8 1063.9 890.0 680.8 factor IIF, polypeptide 1 Idi2 nuclear factor of 3.4 456.4 1535.5 679.1 502.7 kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells inhibitor, beta Dus2 PHD finger protein 6 2.5 462.0 1159.5 775.8 510.4 Pitrm1 RRN3 RNA 2.1 462.2 948.4 913.2 388.9 polymerase I transcription factor homolog (yeast) Plxna1 cytotoxic and 2.5 473.7 1177.8 586.8 431.8 regulatory T cell molecule Cdk5r1 COP9 (constitutive 2.3 483.6 1101.9 947.8 560.3 photomorphogenic) homolog, subunit 6 (Arabidopsis thaliana) Ube2cbp asparagine-linked 2.1 485.9 1006.3 758.7 339.4 glycosylation 3 (alpha-1,3- mannosyltransferase) Tnfsf11 tryptophanyl-tRNA 2.0 486.1 987.1 897.1 504.7 synthetase Pop7 hypoxia up-regulated 2.0 494.3 996.6 802.4 690.3 1 Psme3 family with sequence 2.0 500.8 1002.1 834.7 417.6 similarity 60, member A Mir17hg bone marrow 3.8 502.5 1922.9 925.5 246.0 stromal cell antigen 2 Tsr1 nuclear factor of 2.4 503.2 1231.8 494.0 341.8 kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells 2, p49/p100 Rbpms2 UTP20, small subunit 2.4 510.5 1240.2 696.4 245.8 (SSU) processome component, homolog (yeast) MrpI47 CD274 antigen 2.2 516.6 1128.7 246.9 220.2 Rab8b proviral integration 3.4 518.4 1766.4 676.9 970.0 site 1 PlagI2 signal transducer 2.3 530.0 1210.4 496.6 507.8 and activator of transcription 5A Grhl1 CD69 antigen 3.2 535.7 1725.8 289.5 153.9 Zeb2 pitrilysin 2.1 544.9 1153.8 968.4 349.3 metallepetidase 1 sept-02 cyclin-dependent 2.7 550.3 1476.5 1064.0 642.1 kinase 6 Slc5a3 DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala- 2.3 556.2 1286.9 987.2 480.4 Asp) box polypeptide 27 Naa25 polymerase (RNA) I 2.8 556.2 1536.0 1070.4 201.3 polypeptide B Plaur tumor necrosis 2.2 560.6 1212.2 255.5 446.0 factor, alpha-induced protein 3 Metap1 nodal modulator 1 2.1 563.0 1161.0 988.9 439.8 Alg3 NOP14 nucleolar 2.5 570.9 1418.9 925.3 398.0 protein Mrpl15 ribosomal protein 2.5 586.7 1448.7 1030.2 687.2 L7-like 1 Oasl1 methionyl 2.1 597.5 1244.1 1139.3 433.4 aminopeptidase 1 Rorc hypoxia inducible 3.0 624.2 1854.6 809.4 838.4 factor 1, alpha subunit Nomo1 Janus kinase 2 2.1 624.5 1328.7 390.6 917.8 Tgif1 nuclear factor of 2.9 661.5 1913.3 713.9 720.5 kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells 1, p105 Lipg reticuloendotheliosis 2.5 678.9 1686.4 409.8 580.5 oncogene Rrn3 septin 2 2.1 687.3 1436.0 1354.1 1181.3 Dnajc21 nucleolar protein 2.3 733.4 1658.2 1280.0 407.2 interacting with the FHA domain of MK167 Yrdc elongation factor Tu 2.0 739.3 1483.5 1439.0 904.3 GTP binding domain containing 2 AcsI6 myelocytomatosis 4.0 761.0 3022.8 1064.0 211.5 oncogene Spata5 dyskeratosis 2.7 778.2 2112.0 1549.5 484.2 congenita 1, dyskerin Urb2 carnitine deficiency- 2.1 801.6 1718.2 1274.7 1010.3 associated gene expressed in ventricle 3 Nle1 GTP binding protein 2.4 824.2 1942.6 1578.7 567.3 4 Wars HEAT repeat 2.4 830.3 2020.6 1235.5 495.4 containing 1 Crem proteaseome 2.1 838.4 1763.5 1471.1 936.1 (prosome, macropain) activator subunit 3 (PA28 gamma, Ki) Larp1 La ribonucleoprotein 2.0 861.7 1742.1 1250.9 854.3 domain family, member 1 Eif2ak2 DNA segment, Chr 2.3 868.6 1978.4 1218.0 653.4 19, Brigham & Women's Genetics 1357 expressed Hyou1 eukaryotic 2.2 909.1 1971.6 1641.9 920.6 translation initiation factor 3, subunit D Senp3 TSR1 20S rRNA 2.1 913.9 1915.9 1474.6 477.2 accumulation Tmtc2 MYB binding protein 2.6 1140.0 2962.9 2200.7 459.8 (P160) 1a Fosb T cell activation Rho 2.4 1176.7 2794.4 489.3 704.2 GTPase activating protein Pdcd11 RAB8B, memberRAS 2.1 1189.5 2492.2 1671.3 2512.5 oncogene family Usp31 DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala- 2.4 1210.2 2928.0 2221.1 1098.2 Asp) box polypeptide 21 Cdk8 chaperonin 2.3 1321.4 2989.7 2462.5 1294.8 containing Tcp1, subunit 4 (delta) Eftud2 coiled-coil-helix- 2.3 1374.2 3171.2 2636.9 1008.9 coiled-coil-helix domain containing 2 Fam60a WD repeat domain 2.3 1727.6 3912.6 2927.5 1014.9 43

TABLE 7 Selection of preferred endogenous genes that are constantly active during immune cell activation (dependent or independent from T-cell activation). Symbol Gene description CD3G CD3 gamma Rn28s1 28S ribosomal RNA Rn18s 18S ribosomal RNA Rn7sk RNA, 7SK, nuclear Actg1 actin, gamma, cytoplasmic 1 B2m beta-2 microglobulin Rpl18a ribosomal protein L18A Pabpc1 poly(A) binding protein, cytoplasmic 1 Gapdh glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase Rpl19 ribosomal protein L19 Rpl17 ribosomal protein L17 Rplp0 ribosomal protein, large, P0 Cfl1 cofilin 1, non-muscle Pfn1 profilin 1

TABLE 8 Selection of genes that are transiently upregulated upon T-cell activation. Symbol Gene description II3 interleukin 3 II2 interleukin 2 Ccl4 chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 4 II21 interleukin 21 Gp49a glycoprotein 49 A Nr4a3 nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 3 Lilrb4 leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor, subfamily B, member 4 Cd200 CD200 antigen Cdkn1a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (P21) Gzmc granzyme C Nr4a2 nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 2 Cish cytokine inducible SH2-containing protein Ccr8 chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 8 Lad1 ladinin Crabp2 cellular retinoic acid binding protein II

TABLE 9 Selection of genes that are upregulated over more than 24 hours upon T-cell activation. Symbol Description Gzmb granzyme B Tbx21 T-box 21 Pdcd1 programmed cell death 1 Plek pleckstrin Chek1 checkpoint kinase 1 Slamf7 SLAM family member 7 Zbtb32 zinc finger and BTB domain containing 32 Tigit T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains Lag3 lymphocyte-activation gene 3 Gzma granzyme A Wee1 WEE 1 homolog 1 (S. pombe) II12rb2 interleukin 12 receptor, beta 2 Ccr5 chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5 Eea1 early endosome antigen 1 Dtl denticleless homolog (Drosophila)

TABLE 10 Selection of genes that are down-regulated upon immune cell activation. Symbol Gene description Spata6 spermatogenesis associated 6 Itga6 integrin alpha 6 Rcbtb2 regulator of chromosome condensation (RCC1) and BTB (POZ) domain containing protein 2 Cd1d1 CD1d1 antigen St8sia4 ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8- sialyltransferase 4 ltgae integrin alpha E, epithelial-associated Fam214a family with sequence similarity 214, member A Slc6a19 solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter), member 19 Cd55 CD55 antigen Xkrx X Kell blood group precursor related X linked Mturn maturin, neural progenitor differentiation regulator homolog (Xenopus) H2-Ob histocompatibility 2, O region beta locus Cnr2 cannabinoid receptor 2 (macrophage) ltgae integrin alpha E, epithelial-associated Raver2 ribonucleoprotein, PTB-binding 2 Zbtb20 zinc finger and BTB domain containing 20 Arrb1 arrestin, beta 1 Abca1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 1 Tet1 tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 1 Slc16a5 solute carrier family 16 (monocarboxylic acid transporters), member 5 Trav14-1 T cell receptor alpha variable 14-1 Ampd3 adenosine monophosphate deaminase 3

TABLE 11 Selection of human genes that are silent upon T-cell activation (safe harbor gene targeted integration loci). Symbol Gene description Zfp640 zinc finger protein 640 LOC100038422 uncharacterized LOC100038422 Zfp600 zinc finger protein 600 Serpinb3a serine (or cysteine) peptidase inhibitor, clade B (ovalbumin), member 3A Tas2r106 taste receptor, type 2, member 106 Magea3 melanoma antigen, family A, 3 Omt2a oocyte maturation, alpha Cpxcr1 CPX chromosome region, candidate 1 Hsf3 heat shock transcription factor 3 Pbsn Probasin Sbp spermine binding protein Wfdc6b WAP four-disulfide core domain 6B Meiob meiosis specific with OB domains Dnm3os dynamin 3, opposite strand Skint11 selection and upkeep of intraepithelial T cells 11

TABLE 12 List of gene loci upregulated in tumor exhausted infiltrating lymphocytes (compiled from multiple tumors) useful for gene integration of exogenous coding sequences as per the present invention Gene names Uniprot ID (human) CXCL13 O43927 TNFRSF1B P20333 RGS2 P41220 TIGIT Q495A1 CD27 P26842 TNFRSF9 Q12933 SLA Q13239 INPP5F Q01968 XCL2 Q9UBD3 HLA-DMA P28067 FAM3C Q92520 WARS P23381 EIF3L Q9Y262 KCNK5 O95279 TMBIM6 P55061 CD200 P41217 C3H7A O60880 SH2D1A O60880 ATP1B3 P54709 THADA Q6YHU6 PARK7 Q99497 EGR2 P11161 FDFT1 P37268 CRTAM O95727 IFI16 Q16666

TABLE 13 List of gene loci upregulated in hypoxic tumor conditions useful for gene integration of exogenous coding sequences as per the present invention Gene names Strategy CTLA-4 KO/KI Target shown to be upregulated in T-cells LAG-3 (CD223) KO/KI upon hypoxia exposure and T cell exhaustion PD1 KO/KI 4-1BB (CD137) KI GITR KI OX40 KI IL10 KO/KI ABCB1 KI HIF target ABCG2 KI ADM KI ADRA1B KI AK3 KI ALDOA KI BHLHB2 KI BHLHB3 KI BNIP3 KI BNIP3L KI CA9 KI CCNG2 KI CD99 KI CDKN1A KI CITED2 KI COL5A1 KI CP KI CTGF KI CTSD KI CXCL12 KI CXCR4 KI CYP2S1 KI DDIT4 KI DEC1 KI EDN1 KI EGLN1 KI EGLN3 KI ENG KI ENO1 KI EPO KI ETS1 KI FECH KI FN1 KI FURIN KI GAPDH KI GPI KI GPX3 KI HK1 KI HK2 KI HMOX1 KI HSP90B1 KI ID2 KI IGF2 KI IGFBP1 KI IGFBP2 KI IGFBP3 KI ITGB2 KI KRT14 KI KRT18 KI KRT19 KI LDHA KI LEP KI LOX KI LRP1 KI MCL1 KI MET KI MMP14 KI MMP2 KI MXI1 KI NOS2A KI NOS3 KI NPM1 KI NR4A1 KI NT5E KI PDGFA KI PDK1 KI PFKFB3 KI PFKL KI PGK1 KI PH-4 KI PKM2 KI PLAUR KI PMAIP1 KI PPP5C KI PROK1 KI SERPINE1 KI SLC2A1 KI TERT KI TF KI TFF3 KI TFRC KI TGFA KI TGFB3 KI TGM2 KI TPI1 KI VEGFA KI VIM KI TMEM45A KI AKAP12 KI SEC24A KI ANKRD37 KI RSBN1 KI GOPC KI SAMD12 KI CRKL KI EDEM3 KI TRIM9 KI GOSR2 KI MIF KI ASPH KI WDR33 KI DHX40 KI KLF10 KI R3HDM1 KI RARA KI LOC162073 KI PGRMC2 KI ZWILCH KI TPCN1 KI WSB1 KI SPAG4 KI GYS1 KI RRP9 KI SLC25A28 KI NTRK2 KI NARF KI ASCC1 KI UFM1 KI TXNIP KI MGAT2 KI VDAC1 KI SEC61G KI SRP19 KI JMJD2C KI SNRPD1 KI RASSF4 KI 

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 57. A method for preventing cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in immune cell therapy comprising administering engineered immune cells to a patient, wherein the immune cells are genetically engineered to express or overexpress at least one soluble polypeptide that interferes with a pro-inflammatory cytokine pathway, and wherein said soluble polypeptide is a human protein or a functional variant thereof, and not an antibody.
 58. The method of claim 57, wherein the soluble peptide interferes with IL1, IL6, or IL18 pro-inflammatory cytokine pathway or with the soluble form of IL6Ra.
 59. The method of claim 58, wherein the soluble peptide is: a) a soluble form of GP130; b) a functional variant of GP130 comprising a polypeptide sequence having at least 90% polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:61; c) a mutated IL6Ra (mutIL6Ra); d) a protease cleavage resistant variant of IL6Ra, having at least 90 polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:91; e) a mutIL6Ra that is mutated so that it does not properly bind GP130; f) a mutIL6Ra that is mutated in the interaction site located between amino acids 123 to 303 g) a mutIL6Ra that is mutated in the interaction site located between 264 to 283 of SEQ ID NO:91; h) IL1Ra; i) a soluble form of IL1Ra; j) a functional variant of IL1Ra having at 90% polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:93; k) IL18-BP; or l) a functional variant of IL18-BP having at least 90% polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:94.
 60. The method of claim 59, wherein said immune cell is a T-cell or NK-cell.
 61. The method of claim 60, wherein said immune cell is genetically engineered by introducing an exogenous sequence encoding the soluble peptide into a human endogenous gene loci responsive to T-cell activation.
 62. The method of claim 61, wherein said exogenous sequence is integrated under control of an endogenous promoter.
 63. The method of claim 61, wherein said human endogenous gene loci is selected from PD1, CD25, CD69, TCR, CTLA4, CD52, β2m and DCK genes.
 64. The method of claim 61, wherein said integration disrupts the expression of said proteins at said endogenous locus.
 65. A method for preparing engineered immune cells for cell immunotherapy, said method comprising: providing a population of cells comprising T-cells; introducing into a proportion of said T-cells, at least one nucleic acid comprising an exogenous polynucleotide sequence expressing a human polypeptide interfering with a pro-inflammatory cytokine pathway.
 66. The method of claim 65, wherein the soluble peptide interferes with IL1, IL6, or IL18 pro-inflammatory cytokine pathway or with the soluble form of IL6Ra.
 67. The method of claim 66, wherein the soluble peptide is: a) a soluble form of GP130; b) a functional variant of GP130 comprising a polypeptide sequence having at least 90% polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:61; c) a mutated IL6Ra (mutIL6Ra); d) a protease cleavage resistant variant of IL6Ra, having at least 90 polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:91; e) a mutIL6Ra that is mutated so that it does not properly bind GP130; f) a mutIL6Ra that is mutated in the interaction site located between amino acids 123 to 303 g) a mutIL6Ra that is mutated in the interaction site located between 264 to 283 of SEQ ID NO:91; h) IL1Ra; i) a soluble form of IL1Ra; j) a functional variant of IL1Ra having at 90% polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:93; k) IL18-BP; or l) a functional variant of IL18-BP having at least 90% polypeptide sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:94.
 68. The method of claim 67, wherein said exogenous polynucleotide sequence is integrated at an endogenous locus upon cleavage by at least one sequence-specific reagent that specifically targets said selected endogenous locus.
 69. The method of claim 68, wherein said sequence specific endonuclease reagent is selected from an RNA or DNA-guided endonuclease, such as Cas9 or Cpf1, an RNA or DNA guide, a TAL-endonuclease, a zing finger nuclease, a homing endonuclease or any combination thereof.
 70. The method of claim 68, wherein said exogenous sequence is integrated under control of an endogenous promoter.
 71. The method of claim 68, wherein said human endogenous gene loci is selected from PD1, CD25, CD69, TCR, CTLA4, CD52, β2m and DCK genes.
 72. The method of claim 71, wherein said integration disrupts the expression of proteins at said endogenous locus.
 73. The method of claim 72, wherein said T cells are human primary T-cells.
 74. An engineered human primary T-cell obtainable by the method of claim
 73. 75. A population of at least 10⁸ human primary T-cells, comprising at least 50% of engineered human primary T cells according to claim
 74. 76. A method for treating a patient in need thereof, wherein said method comprises: preparing a population of engineered primary T cells according to claim 75; optionally, purifying or sorting said engineered primary T cells; activating said population of engineered primary immune cells upon or after infusion of said cells into said patient. 